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Infectious Diseases Presenting with Rash

#InfectiousDisease #Infections #Rashes #Comparison #Table #Differential #Diagnosis
Infectious Diseases ... with Rash #InfectiousDisease ... #Infections #Rashes ... #Comparison #Table ... #Differential #
Ever had a #traveler come in to your clinic with #fever and you were not sure
not sure what #infection ... it may have? ... to narrow your differential ... #differentials # ... diagnosis #medicine #infectiousdisease
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... primary adrenal infection ... Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome), MAC ... Insufficiency #AI #differential ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections ... Factors For NTM Infections ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... #differential # ... diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
- Differential ... • Pathogens may ... sardonic" smile, abdominal ... #differential # ... diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
Abdominal or flank ... tenderness may ... present or signs of infection ... consider KUB or abdominal ... ultrasound as initial
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Stool osmotic gap ... if performed, may ... colonoscopy), Abdominal ... imaging (CT, ultrasound ... Workup #diagnosis #differential
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
- "True" BCNIE may ... • Infection with ... special media) • Infection ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
of peritonitis (abdominal ... Note that fever may ... suggest other intra-abdominal ... Conncomitant catheter infection ... Diagnosis #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Petechial Rash - Differential ... - Trauma - Infection ... Skin biopsy • Abdominal ... ultrasound # ... Petechiae #Rash #Differential