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Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Fever of Unknown ... • CNS symptoms ... Refer to your ‘Fever ... thin smear • Signs ... udaygulati #FUO #Fever
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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Malar rash 40% - Fever ... autoantibodies #signs ... #symptoms #mimickers ... #differential # ... rheumatology
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Rheumatic Fever ... Arthritis • Systemic Lupus ... • Rheumatic Fever ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK
Erythematous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH

Characterized by diffuse redness of the skin due to
capillary congestion, erythematous
or absence of fever ... If fever is present ... includes Kawasaki disease ... , scarlet fever, ... but without a fever
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
inflammatory cells) Clinical ... : • Disease fatal ... Constitutional: Fever ... Subcutaneous nodules, lupus ... #Signs #Pulmonary
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features ... (SLE) General: Fever ... pain (20%) Renal disease ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... bartonella (oroya fever ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup #hematology
Combination of Skin Findings and Arthritis in Pediatrics Patient - Differential Diagnosis
Malar rash: 
 • A
Pediatrics Patient - Differential ... Suggestive of: Rheum Fever ... migrans: • Target sign ... gabrieltalledop #dermatology ... #diagnosis #peds
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Clinical features ... - Pel-Ebstein fever ... involvement Differential ... Lymphomas • Other hematologic ... #hematology
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Clinical History ... : - Fever, weight ... hypertension) - Symptoms ... Inflammatory diseases ... #Differential #