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Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Infective Endocarditis ... antimicrobials, clinical ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... exists Infectious Diseases ... #diagnosis #differential
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
specific to NBTE, and diagnosis ... high index of clinical ... is required for diagnosis ... in up to 30% of cases ... - Infectious Diseases
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... Clinical Manifestations ... sleep DDx: • Neuromyotonia ... poisoning, Parkinson's disease ... Baclofen • Severe Disease
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... extrapulmonary cases ... Clinical Signs ... thoracic/lumbar segment ... of AFB by smear microscopy
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
multiple Borrelia spp ... Several cases have ... Infectious Diseases ... recurrentis #BloodSmear #microscopy ... #pathology #clinical