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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Fever in Returning ... - Frequent Differential ... without genital lesions ... trichinosis #Fever #Returning ... #Traveler #differential
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Ring-Enhancing Lesions ... Ring-Enhancing Lesions ... , may also see skin ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... #Brain #differential
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Differential diagnosis ... of Skin + Eye infections ... tuberculosis, M. abscessus ... febrilepodcast] #skin ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases
Nodular Skin Lesions in the Returning Traveler
Furuncular Myiasis:
 • Pathogens: Dermatobia hominis, Cordylobia spp, Cuterebra spp
Nodular Skin Lesions ... in the Returning ... Features: Cutaneous abscesses ... #Lesions #Returning ... dermatology #infections #differential
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Culture Negative Abscess ... - Differential ... Toxoplasmosis, Entamoeba Skin ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Pustular Skin Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What are pustules?
• Pustules < 5-10 mm + pus
• Material
Pustular Skin Lesions ... - Differential ... to inflammatory skin ... pus-filled sore (abscess ... #Lesions #Differential
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterium abscessus ... Primary skin and ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential ... #infectiousdiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Pulmonary • Skin ... Nodular or cavitary lesions ... • M genavense Skin ... NTM #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Related Infections - Differential ... Inhalation • Skin ... papule on exposed skin ... • Toxocara • Myiasis ... #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... parietal - Size lesions ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... CNS #Infections #differential ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases