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Causes of Fever by System #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Fever #Differential #Ddxof
Causes of Fever ... System #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Fever #Differential ... #Ddxof
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Causes of Fever ... Brucellosis, Q fever ... , EBV, CMV • Malignancy ... malignancies: Lymphoma ... , Factitious fever
ID Approach to Fever and Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm
Central Maculopapular (most common):
Measles, Parvovirus 819 / EBV,
ID Approach to Fever ... Secondary syphilis, EM ... Desquamative: Scarlet fever ... psoriasis, drugs, lymphoma ... Questions @WuidQ #Fever
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... NHL • Hodgkin's lymphoma ... Other: • Drug fever ... • Factitious fever ... Infection: • HIV • EBV
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Immunosuppression (e.g., HIV), EBV ... - Pel-Ebstein fever ... involvement Differential ... oncology #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... history (cardiac, liver ... , renal disease) ... history #Diagnosis #EM ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... Clinical triad: Fever ... fraction < 20% Differential ... Coxsackie, CMV, EBV ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Venoocclusive disease ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... cell lung CA, lymphoma ... injury #hepatitis #differential
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
• Clinical: fever ... , ↓ Fibrinogen level ... , B-cell lymphoma ... biologics (CMV +++, EBV ... treatment #summary #rheumatology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• History of EBV ... • Dyspnea • Fever ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... number of sites of disease ... classification #hematology