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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Sexual contacts - HIV ... , herpes, hepatitis ... Hypodermic needles - HIV ... Dengue fever, HIV ... pain - Typhoid,
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... : • Infection: ... Epidural abscess - Herpes ... zoster - HIV ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin ... : • Infectious ... borrelia, Rubeola, HBV ... Coxsackie, CMV, EBV, HIV ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
- Purpura - Skin ... : HCV infection, ... HBV infection, ... HIV infection ... classification #rheumatology
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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Fever/Chills/Joint pain ... Brucellosis - Viruses: HIV ... Chikungunya - Herpes ... virus: CMV, HSV ... #msk #physicalexam
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... to exclude are infections ... Cryoglobulins • HIV ... • HBV HCV • ... #rheumatology #
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... - Diagnostic Framework ... - 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
Lichen Planus- ...On examination, numerous purple papules were noted on the anterior surface of the forearms
confirming the diagnosis ... association with HCV ... association between HCV ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #lichen #
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Heat injury, Heat stroke ... Statins - ETOH - Infection ... - Viral (HIV, Influenza ... , TSS, Herpes, Coxsackie