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Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Negative Abscess ... Fastidious: Neisseria gonorrhoeae ... SAPHO, Sweet's Syndrome ... #Negative #Abscess ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae ... recent symptomatic genital ... sets of blood cultures ... Purulent Arthritis Syndrome ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Lemierre’s Syndrome - Pathophysiology

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

 - It starts
Lemierre’s Syndrome ... - Pathophysiology ... peritonsillar abscess ... , or dental infection ... #Pathophysiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
catheter • Recent dental ... 90% of IE cases Culture ... staphylococci Culture ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
• Confirmed by culture ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... Diagnosis: • Culture ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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headache, altered mental ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... specific and <25% culture ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases