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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterial Infections ... cause pulmonary infection ... tattoo ink and nail ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis ... #differential #infectiousdiseases
Eosinophilic meningitis
#eosinophilicmeningitis #eosmeningitis #angiostrongylus #baylisascaris #gnathostoma #raccoon #snail

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com
gnathostoma #raccoon #snail ... febrilepodcast] #ID #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Microbiology ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis
3 Stages of Lyme Disease 
Early Lyme Disease 
 - Erythema migrans 
 - Constitutional symptoms
Acute Disseminated Infection ... Cutaneous - Neurologic ... Lyme Disease - Neurologic ... Disease #Stages #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis
Pseudomonas Toenail Infection

Green nails = infection with a bacteria called “Pseudomonas”. Not all bacterial infections are
Pseudomonas Toenail ... nails = infection ... ) What: When nails ... submerge their nails ... #Photo #Podiatry
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Culture-Negative Infective ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... factors: - Serology ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases
Some of the techniques used for Antenatal Diagnosis

Amniocentesis 
 - Chromosome/micro-array and DNA analysis 
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analysis - Fetal infection ... anaemia - Fetal infection ... serology - Fetal ... analysis - Fetal infection ... surgery, e.g. laser photo-coagulation
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Tularemia - Diagnosis ... Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection ... underlying conditions Diagnosis ... : Serology (preferred ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases ... #Neurology
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
patches" resemblin snail ... to asymptomatic infection ... have positive serology ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis ... Comprehensive Review of Infectious
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
idiopathic arthritis Nails ... Bacterial or viral infection ... syndrome - SLE Neurologic ... Cardiomyopathies - Viral infection ... #differential #diagnosis