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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... amebic abscess of liver ... or elevation of liver ... Typhoid, amebic liver ... fluke, amebic liver
Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
crisis: • Fever ... Supportive with treatment ... cholestasis: • Fever ... progressing to acute liver ... Liver transplant
Causes of Granulomatous Liver Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
Infections (Bacterial, Viral, Fungal, Parasitic)
Malignancy
Autoimmune
Drugs/Toxins
Others

#Granulomatous #Liver #hepatic #granulomas #Differential
Causes of Granulomatous ... Liver Diseases ... Infections (Bacterial ... Granulomatous #Liver ... #hepatic #granulomas
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... Other: • Drug fever ... • Factitious fever ... • Rheumatic fever ... parasites #Fever
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... Causes: • Still's ... Endocarditis • Hepatic ... Brucellosis • Liver ... #Patterns #Differential
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
INCREASES 8-10 BPM INFECTIOUS ... • Typhoid Fever ... the most likely infection ... help hone your differential ... Dissociation #diagnosis #differential
Differential diagnosis for pyogenic liver abscess:
Infectious etiologies predominate. Most are pyogenic (bacterial). Amebic (Entamoeba histolytica) and
for pyogenic liver ... • Pyogenic Liver ... Protozoa • Amebic Liver ... • Fasciola (liver ... #pyogenic #liver
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
Causes of Relative Bradycardia
 • Infectious Causes: Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Bradycardia • Infectious ... , Typhoid fever, ... , Dengue fever, ... • Non-Infectious ... #bradycardia #differential
Liver Mass Differential Diagnosis
Solid:
 • Benign: Hepatic Hemangioma, Focal nodular hyperplasia, Hepatocellular adenoma, Regenerative nodules
 •
Liver Mass Differential ... Solid: • Benign: Hepatic ... Cystadenoma, Polycystic liver ... Echinococcus #Liver ... Diagnosis #hepatology #Radiology
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Onset Fever - Differential ... disease • Drug fever ... #Fever #Acute ... #Differential #