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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
most likely to cause ... Primary skin and ... It can also cause ... Reported cases associated ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis
Monkeypox

What?
Monkeypox virus belongs to the family Poxviridae, subfamily Chordopoxvirinae, and genus orthopoxvirus
Viral zoonotic disease that is
disease that is caused ... 28 days - Skin ... of the systemic symptoms ... bleeding, or other symptoms ... #MPOX #Diagnosis
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Meningitis • Skin ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... associated with infection ... the following symptoms ... • Associated symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
workup for specific symptoms ... for secondary causes ... drug reaction, infection ... (eg, skin or esophageal ... #Differential #diagnosis
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... : • Infection: ... entrapment • Infections ... #differential #diagnosis ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Disorders: • Infection ... tuberculosis, fungal infections ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... patches on the skin ... endocrinology #diagnosis
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
hemorrhagic rash; symptoms ... and hematologic infection ... that persists as skin ... widespread infection ... non-specific viral symptoms
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... Infections 2. ... and duration of symptoms ... angioedema Other symptoms ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
Non-HCV infectious ... cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis ... , causes and management ... manifestations - Skin ... Cryoglobulinemic #Diagnosis