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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Sexual contacts - HIV ... , herpes, hepatitis ... , HIV infection, ... , acute HIV infection ... HIV infection
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Clinical triad: Fever ... Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin ... Diaqnoses: • Infectious ... borrelia, Rubeola, HBV ... Coxsackie, CMV, EBV, HIV
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
: • Infection: ... Epidural abscess - Herpes ... zoster - HIV ... /swelling - Fever ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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pain/Night sweats ... Brucellosis - Viruses: HIV ... Chikungunya - Herpes ... virus: CMV, HSV ... diagnosis #msk #physicalexam
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
to exclude are infections ... Vasculitis: • Fevers ... Cryoglobulins • HIV ... • HBV HCV • ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Headaches • Pale skin ... - CMV - HCV ... - HIV • Immune ... immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... #diagnosis #management
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... acute rheumatic fever ... - parvovirus, HIV ... , hepatitis, herpes ... #rheumatology #
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of treatment of HIV ... • 10-20% of HIV-infected ... a decrease in HIV ... pancreatitis • HBV ... , HCV - Hepatic
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
pain, dark urine ... with skin flora ... Extremely rare - HIV ... 2,000,000,000, HBV ... in 100,000,000, HCV
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis: • Fevers ... muscle weakness • Nerves ... HTN • Check: HBV ... involvement, abdominal pain ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology