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Differential Diagnosis for Generalized Lymphadenopathy

Viral
• HIV 
• EBV 
• CMV 
• HBV 
• Dengue 
• Rubella
Tularemia Fungal ... Toxoplasmosis • Leishmaniasis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Skin Ulcers by Etiology - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Physical:
 • Trauma
 • Pressure
 • Radiation
Vascular:
 • Arterial
- Protozoan - Leishmaniasis ... granulomatis - Fungal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Visceral Leishmaniasis ... Diagnosis and Management ... Weight Loss • Can cause ... #Visceral #Leishmaniasis ... #diagnosis #management
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
Morphology • Geography ... - Sporadic cases ... Diagnosis • Management ... Blastomyces #diagnosis #management ... #summary #fungal
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
purulent nodules Caused ... response to a fungal ... Dermatology #Diagnosis #Management
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Diagnosis and Management ... : Most Common Cause ... Adrenalitis Other causes ... : TB, fungal infection ... Secondary #Diagnosis #Management
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
therapy - Number one cause ... Fungal (Histoplasma ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis #Management
Post-abortion Hemorrhage Management Algorithm
Cervical laceration
 → Direct pressure, silver nitrate for small laceration
 → Repair with
Post-abortion Hemorrhage Management ... atony or unsure of cause ... → Fundal massage ... Postabortion #Hemorrhage #Management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
.), Parasites (Leishmaniosis ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... 100 mg/m2) : in case ... emergency, ICU in case ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
fastidious bacteria or fungi ... will vary with geographic ... but important causes ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... bacteria) and 18S ( fungi