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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
, acute HIV infection ... Cough, dyspnea - Pneumonia ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary ... eosinophilia - Tropical pulmonary ... , Lassa fever, acute
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
An acute reticular ... The other cause ... : Viral PCP Mycoplasma ... cough and some fever ... This was a PCP-infection
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
104°F) • Lobar pneumonia ... gram-negative pneumonia ... • Acute bacterial ... Acute bacterial ... Causes: • Still's
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Onset Fever - Differential ... • Pneumonia ... disease • Drug fever ... #Fever #Acute
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... Cytopenias VIRAL ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... factor • May cause ... #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
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Microbial Etiology of Acute ... Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever ... , pharyngitis Viral ... Pharyngoconjunctival fever ... #differential #causes
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... Pleural effusion, Pneumonia ... , Anaphylaxis, Infection ... poisoning, DKA, Fever ... #Chronic #Causes
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
Non-Resolving Pneumonias ... Etiologies Unusual Infections ... yersinia/rats, Q fever ... Eosinophilic PNA (acute ... or chronic)
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Causes of Fever ... Bronchitis • Chronic ... #Fever #Immunocompromised ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Lung Diseases • Acute ... initiation of smoking; Fever ... brown sputum, fever ... , CNS, skin • Infectious ... Travel hx, food hx; Fever