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Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Fever of Unknown ... Refer to your ‘Fever ... node biopsy • Clinical ... udaygulati #FUO #Fever ... #diagnosis
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Pneumonia on Lung POCUS ... healthy pt with fever ... POCUS lung exam ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #clinical #ultrasound
COVID-19 on POCUS

I'm infected COVID19.  Lung POCUS  day 4 after onset of symptoms. No
No fever, basal ... days: pleural line ... and abundant B lines ... #Clinical #Lung ... #Ultrasound #SARSCoV2
Day 10 after COVID diagnosis. Less tired, but more cough, ageusia & anosmia. No dyspnea or
10 after COVID diagnosis ... No fever. ... Subpleural #COVID19 #clinical ... #lung #ultrasound ... #POCUS
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Clinical Features: Fever, Splenomegaly, Hepatomegaly, Lymphadenopathy, Confusion
Classic lab findings in HLH: ↑↑ ferritin, Anemia,
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Clinical ... Features: Fever ... 8 criteria: • Fever ... affecting 2 2 cell lines ... #hematology #criteria
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
mentagrophytes) Clinical ... Hair loss • Fever ... Lymphadenopathy Treatment ... Griseofulvin #Kerion #Dermatology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cerebral Toxoplasmosis 
- Most comrnon CNS infection in patients with AIDS 
who are not receiving appropriate
prophylaxis Clinical ... Headache • Fever ... Management First line ... pyrimethamine-induced hematologic ... Toxoplasmosis #Diagnosis
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm • Sickle ... bartonella (oroya fever ... #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology #testing
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Oroya Fever Hematologic ... Lutzomyia verrucarum Clinical ... Inflammation: high fever ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... gabrieltalledop #Oroya #Fever
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
disease • Periodic fever ... multiorgan failure • Fever ... - Nonremitting fever ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Activation #Syndrome #Diagnosis