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Infectious causes of eosinophilia

By Dr. Hawra Al-Lawati @hawraallawati via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential
Infectious causes ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #Differential # ... Ddx #Diagnosis #
Eosinophilic meningitis
#eosinophilicmeningitis #eosmeningitis #angiostrongylus #baylisascaris #gnathostoma #raccoon #snail

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com
febrilepodcast] #ID #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Microbiology ... #Micro #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #eosinophil #fever
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
Pseudotumor - Infectious ... History of Bleeding, Infection ... Age > 50 • Chronic ... Lymphocytic Leukemia ... #Causes #Hematology
Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 • Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 • Infection/Sepsis
 • Non-infectious
deficiency) • Infection ... Sepsis • Non-infectious ... (malignancy, rheumatologic ... Myeloid Leukemia ... #Diagnosis #causes
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Chronic leukemia ... Malaise, bleeding, infections ... pain, bleeding, infections ... bruising, bleeding, infection ... #Diagnosis
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... • Trauma Non-infectious ... Organ Specific Infection ... • Infectious ... disease Viral Infection
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Lymphadenopathy • Fevers ... weeks without infection ... Scoring system: DDX ... #Lymphocytic #Leukemia
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... ) B symptoms → fevers ... Complications: 1) Infection ... #Lymphocytic #Leukemia ... #hemeonc #diagnosis
Causes of Night Sweats - Differential Diagnosis
 • Malignancy: Lymphoma, Leukemia, Other neoplasm
 • Infections: Human
Other neoplasm • Infections ... avium complex, Infectious ... mononucleosis, Fungal infections ... Endocarditis, Other infection ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Hypereosinophilia Syndrome (HES) - Diagnosis and Management
Definition: An absolute eosinophil count (AEC) greater than 1500 and
Secondary Causes ... hypersensitivity - Infection ... Myeloproliferative HES - Lymphocytic ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #differential #