8 results
Causes of Fever by System #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Fever #Differential #Ddxof
Causes of Fever ... System #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Fever #Differential
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
pharyngeal erythema, fever ... pharyngeal erythema, fever ... Sudden onset of fever ... encephalitis and cellulitis ... #Immunization #peds
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
in 5 BC as foot cellulitis ... Rapid onset of fever ... immunosuppressive meds ... infection #rash #cellulitis ... legs #clinical #photo
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... uncharacterized fevers ... seizure) #Diagnosis #Peds ... #EM #Classification ... #Fever #SBI #SeriousBacterialIllness
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
progress to orbital cellulitis ... agents, and the fever ... NEJM #clinical #photo ... #peds #acute #dacryocystitis
Legionnaires' Disease
Clinical features:
 • Gl- nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
 • Hyponatremia
 • Elevated transaminases
 • CRP >100
features: • Gl- nausea ... Pontiac fever ... Extra-pulmonary: cellulitis ... Hospital of Baltimore IM
Monkeypox Skin Rash
30 yr F and her 6 yr daughter purchased 2 prairie dogs 10 days
dogs 10 days ago (pers ... monkeypox.’ 1st human case ... Rash:1-3d post fever ... vesicles→pustules→crusts ... SkinRash #clinical #photo
Majocchi’s Granuloma due to Trichophyton rubrum 
This is GMS stain and culture of a skin biopsy
No fever. ... / foot + tinea pedis ... tissues - mainly caused ... rubrum #clinical #photo