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Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae ... recent symptomatic genital ... Purulent Arthritis Syndrome ... #gonorrhea #Diagnosis ... #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
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Culture Negative Abscess ... Fastidious: Neisseria gonorrhoeae ... SAPHO, Sweet's Syndrome ... Culture #Negative #Abscess ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
of Skin + Eye infections ... Bartonella, N. gonorrhea ... tuberculosis, M. abscessus ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Differential
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
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• Neisseria gonorrhoeae ... necrophorum - Lemierre’s syndrome ... peritonsillar abscess ... croup • EBV - Infectious ... Primary acute HIV Infection
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... • Dental infections ... Nerve V: • TMJ syndrome ... • Dental infections ... (caries, abscess
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Saddle and/or genital ... epidural hematoma • infections ... toon • Spinal infection ... /abscess • Ankylosing
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... epidural hematoma • Infection ... (abscess, etc) ... #CaudaEquina #Syndrome ... #MSK #pathophysiology
Facial Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Facial Edema

Infectious:
	• Dental abscess
	• Ludwig's angina
	• Vincent's angina
	• Cellulitis
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Facial Edema Infectious ... : • Dental abscess ... Peritonsillar abscess ... • Sjogren's syndrome ... • Nephrotic syndrome
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS)
•	Non-specific (infections vs non-infectious)
•	≥2 of the following:
o	Temp >38°C or <36°C
o	HR >90 bpm
o	RR
Inflammatory Response Syndrome ... Non-specific (infections ... vs non-infectious ... risk): o Altered mental ... control (drain abscesses