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Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
of Skin + Eye infections ... tuberculosis, M. abscessus ... #eye #ocular #dermatology ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Differential
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Origin (FUO) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Osteomyelitis • Occult abscess ... • Sinusitis ... : • Fungal
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Culture Negative Abscess ... - Differential ... Toxoplasmosis, Entamoeba Skin ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Onset Fever - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Other: • Fungal ... Meningitis • Skin ... Infection Abscess
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
- Differential ... Blooms (HABs) Skin ... (Mycobacteria abscessus ... Otitis externa • Sinusitis ... Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Fluid-filled Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm.  Pustule: 1) Pustules more commonly suggest an infectious process (bacterial,
commonly suggest an infectious ... process (bacterial, fungal ... proteins in the skin ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #Differential #
Skin Ulcers by Etiology - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Physical:
 • Trauma
 • Pressure
 • Radiation
Vascular:
 • Arterial
Skin Ulcers by Etiology ... - Differential ... Cryoglobulinemia Infectious ... granulomatis - Fungal ... ulcerative #skinrash #dermatology
Pustular Skin Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What are pustules?
• Pustules < 5-10 mm + pus
• Material
- Differential ... --> bacterial, fungal ... pus-filled sore (abscess ... #Lesions #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Abscess Formation ... • Recurrent Sinusitis ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
osteomyelitis or skin ... Pulmonary (60%) • Sinusitis ... • Brain abscess ... Mouth, throat, skin ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases