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ID Approach to Fever and Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm
Central Maculopapular (most common):
Measles, Parvovirus 819 / EBV,
ID Approach to Fever ... and Rash - Diagnostic ... Desquamative: Scarlet fever ... #Rash #Febrile ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
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 ... disease, scarlet fever ... but without a fever ... #Febrile #Fever
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pinpoint ... Red Flags: • Fever ... medication Febrile ... Schonlein Purpura - Endocarditis
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
involvement - Echocardiogram ... Predisposition • Fever ... @swinndong via Febrile ... febrilepodcast] #Duke ... #diagnosis #major
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
petechiae/purpura with fever ... gonococcal disease, endocarditis ... petechiae/purpura with fever ... the patient is afebrile ... Purpural #Purpuric #Rash
Osler's Nodes in a patient with infective endocarditis

67yo presents with R occipital intraparenchymal hemorrhage (IPH) attributed
Pt develops fever ... and ID is consulted ... confirming our working diagnosis ... embolic phenomena due ... #clinical #photo