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#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Differential #Ddx
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Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
Thrombocytopenia - Differential ... etc) - Viral: HIV ... Parasitic: Malaria, babesia ... infiltration: malignancy, infection ... Diagnosis #Framework #hematology
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Differential diagnosis ... of Skin + Eye infections ... /II, VZV, CMV, HIV ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Differential
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... drug induced • Infections ... Bartonella, Babesia ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential ... classification #hematology
Reactive or "Atypical" Lymphocytosis
Infection
 • Viral: EBV, CMV, HIV, Herpes viruses, Influenza, Varicella, HTLV-I
 • Bacterial:
Lymphocytosis Infection ... Viral: EBV, CMV, HIV ... Toxoplasmosis, Babesia ... Lymphocytosis #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Allopecia - Differential ... restriction) • Hormonal ... Dermatitis (Consider HIV ... loss #alopecia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #dermatology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
mucogenicum • HIV ... Advanced HIV (CD4 ... Hematologic malignancy ... #differential # ... diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
invasive fungal infection ... (IFI) in hematologic ... surfaces - Infections ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... setting of GVHD) ID