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Non-infective endocarditis Characteristics and Pathophysiology

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential
Non-infective endocarditis ... Diseases #Infections ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #BCNIE #CNIE #Endocarditis ... #Cardiac #Pathophysiology
Lemierre’s Syndrome - Pathophysiology

Lemierre’s is an infectious thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein.

 - It starts
Lemierre’s Syndrome ... - Pathophysiology ... #Lemierres #Syndrome ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis
Genital Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated - Vesicles:
 • Herpes simplex
Elevated - Papules / Plaques -
Genital Lesions ... - Differential Diagnosis ... ) • Reiter's syndrome ... ) • Behcet's syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Diagnosis ... NMS, serotonin syndrome ... lines, osteo, endocarditis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
- Diagnosis and ... recent symptomatic genital ... Arthritis-Dermatitis syndrome ... Purulent Arthritis Syndrome ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
- Differential Diagnosis ... disease • Behcet's syndrome ... • Hyper-IgD syndrome ... receptor-associated periodic syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
CENTRAL FACIAL / NASAL LESIONS
Bacteria:
 • Leprosy (saddle nose deformity)
 • Tuberculosis (lupus vulgaris)l
 • Endemic
Endemic treponemal infection ... Invasive mold infection ... Trigeminal trophic syndrome ... Central #Lesions #infections ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
- Differential Diagnosis ... Acute Infective Endocarditis ... - Leaflet: • Infection ... : Infective Endocarditis ... Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
specific to NBTE, and diagnosis ... is required for diagnosis ... - Infectious Diseases ... NBTE #Marantic #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases