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RPR - False Positives
Causes of a false positive RPR that are not syphilis. (False-negative treponemal tests
Causes of a false ... False-negative treponemal tests ... Acute (<6 months ... • Acute Infections ... False #Positives #differential
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Pain - Differential ... • Secondary Syphilis ... Articular - Acute ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Acute Retroviral ... (28%) • Skin rash ... elevation • Nausea ... 14%), in which case ... • Rubella • Syphilis
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
- Rash, pink ... soles in 50% of cases ... manifestations including acute ... to asymptomatic infection ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Genital Ulcers - Atypical causes of genital ulcers that can be difficult to diagnose & manage.
Ulcers - Atypical causes ... Infections - ... patients - Atypical syphilis ... be painful; if RPR ... #differential #
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Arboviruses: - West ... • In tertiary syphilis ... Symptoms: • Acute ... rav7ks #CNS #Infections
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential ... Tenderness → Consider infectious ... Diagnostic Tests ... • Anti-MDA5 (RP-ILD ... statins - probably caused