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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Fever in Returning ... from Tropical Regions ... without genital lesions ... Lymphatic filariasis, loasis ... trichinosis #Fever #Returning
CENTRAL FACIAL / NASAL LESIONS
Bacteria:
 • Leprosy (saddle nose deformity)
 • Tuberculosis (lupus vulgaris)l
 • Endemic
FACIAL / NASAL LESIONS ... Endemic treponemal infection ... Invasive mold infection ... Facial #Central #Lesions ... #infectiousdiseases
Opportunistic Infections in HIV/AIDS
Here's a little symptom-based guide to OIs in pts with HIV I made
Opportunistic Infections ... - Spinal Cord Lesions ... Opportunistic #Infections ... Manifestations #CD4Count #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Infectious: Legionella ... spotted fever, Non-infectious ... ß-blockers, CNS lesions ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
Approach to the Infectious ... brain and lung lesions ... febrilepodcast@gmail.com #InfectiousDiseases
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
eliminated the infection ... response but without retaining ... ‏ #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Periventricular regions ... parietal - Size lesions ... Enhancement: multifocal lesions ... punched-out" cystic lesions ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Nodular Skin Lesions in the Returning Traveler
Furuncular Myiasis:
 • Pathogens: Dermatobia hominis, Cordylobia spp, Cuterebra spp
Nodular Skin Lesions ... in the Returning ... Traveler Furuncular Myiasis ... #Returning #Traveler ... #dermatology #infections
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection ... papulo-ulcerative lesion ... children; No evident lesion ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Soil Related Infections ... Mechanism Of Infection ... leprae • Nocardia infection ... • Toxocara • Myiasis ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases