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Differential diagnosis of genital ulcers
Table Comparing HSV, Syphilis, Chancroid and LGV

#Diagnosis #Genital #Ulcers #Differential #Comparison #Table
Chancroid and LGV ... Table #Chancroid #LGV
Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV)
Primary LGV:
 • Genital LGV: Painless genital papule, pustule, ulcer or erosion, Urethral/cervical mucopurulent
) Primary LGV: ... Buboes • Anorectal LGV ... Hepatitis Tertiary LGV ... : • Genital LGV ... pelvic pain #LGV
Genital ulcers

By Dr. Elise Merchant @EAMerchant via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis
#STI
syphilis #chlamydia #lgv
Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV) - CDC 2021 Treatment Guidelines
 • Recommended Regimen: doxycycline 100 mg orally 2x/day
Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV ... Lymphogranuloma #Venereum #LGV
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
- Mediators: lgE ... Allergen-specific lgE ... of Action: IgG/lgM
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Mechanisms Type I - lgE ... Allergen-specific lgE ... allergen binds to the lgE ... cross-linking of lgE
Lower GI Bleeding - Scoping Summary
 • Hematochezia
 • History and Physical
 • LGI Bleeding and
and Physical • LGI
Cardiac Maneuvers and Effects on Murmurs

Valsalva Standing - Decr BIood Return to LV
Laying Down, Squatting, Straight
BIood Return to LV ... BIood Return to LV
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
with or without LV ... • Idiopathic LV ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV ... African ancestry, LGE ... studies show no ↓ LV
Diastolic Dysfunction Grading - Echocardiography
Grade 0  (Normal):
 • E/A >0.8, e’ > 8 cm/s, E/e’
Relaxation & Decreased LV ... Mild Decrease in LV ... Moderate Decrease in LV ... Severe Decrease in LV