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Ever had a #traveler come in to your clinic with #fever and you were not sure
your clinic with #fever ... not sure what #infection ... incubation period and geography ... diagnosis #medicine #infectiousdisease ... #fever #traveler
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
and bacterial infections ... • Rickettsiae infections ... Pyogenic/focal infection ... • Visceral leishmaniasis ... Babesiosis • Leishmaniasis
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Infectious: Legionella ... , Typhoid fever, ... , Dengue fever, ... , Non-infectious ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Fever in Returning ... , HIV infection, ... HIV infection ... abscess, visceral leishmaniasis ... Splenomegaly - Visceral leishmaniasis
Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
Rodent-associated Bacterial infections ... Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever ... #rodent #infections ... plague #rats #infectiousdisease ... #fever #differential
CENTRAL FACIAL / NASAL LESIONS
Bacteria:
 • Leprosy (saddle nose deformity)
 • Tuberculosis (lupus vulgaris)l
 • Endemic
Endemic treponemal infection ... Invasive mold infection ... Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis ... Central #Lesions #infections ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Figure 1: Time Course of HIV Detection following Infection

#Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases #HIVAIDS #Testing #Windows #Screening #Antibody #Detection
Detection following Infection ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... #HIVAIDS #Testing
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Visceral and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Visceral Leishmaniasis - Preferred Therapy:
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Recommendations for Treating ... in HIV-AIDS Treating ... Visceral Leishmaniasis ... every 21 days Treating ... opportunistic #infections
"Recommended laboratory HIV testing algorithm for serum or plasma specimens. Based on: Centers for Disease Control
laboratory HIV testing ... Laboratory Testing ... Diagnosis of HIV Infection ... Empendium #Testing ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #InfectiousDisease
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
History - Clues to Infectious ... versus rural → Geographic ... Rabies, cat scratch fever ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #differential