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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... , HIV infection, ... , african trypanosomiasis ... tuberculosis, American ... #differential #diagnosis
Ever had a #traveler come in to your clinic with #fever and you were not sure
your clinic with #fever ... not sure what #infection ... differentials #diagnosis ... #medicine #infectiousdisease ... #fever #traveler
Figure 1: Time Course of HIV Detection following Infection

#Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases #HIVAIDS #Testing #Windows #Screening #Antibody #Detection
Figure 1: Time Course ... Detection following Infection ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
Dissociation EVERY 1 ... • Typhoid Fever ... CLINICAL UTILITY 1. ... the most likely infection ... #Dissociation #diagnosis
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease (American ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... • Severe: Only 1% ... useful for chronic infection ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... 38°C with only 1 ... Pyogenic/focal infection ... : Fever 1-2 weeks ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
East and Latin America ... 2-6 months • Fever ... Treatment: 1) ... mg/kg on days 1- ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
common route of infection ... Incubation is 1 ... • Prodrome: fever ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Natural History of Syphilis
Primary - 2-6 weeks after infection
 • Chancre, Regional lymphadenopathy
Early Latent ≤ 1
Early Latent ≤ 1 ... Asymptomatic Secondary - 1- ... syphilis • Rash, Fever ... Late Latent - > 1 ... #progression #diagnosis
Rheumatic Fever - Jones Criteria
An autoimmune condition. Peak incidence is 5-15 yrs of age.
Triggered by infection
Rheumatic Fever ... Triggered by infection ... can be used to diagnose ... major criteria or 1 ... Jones #Criteria #Diagnosis