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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... relapsing fever, acute ... , Lassa fever, acute ... • Abdominal pain ... #differential #diagnosis
Localized Acute Abdominal Pain(<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac, pulmonary,
Localized Acute ... Abdominal Pain(< ... : R/O cardiac, pulmonary ... Urinary tract infection ... #Abdominal #Pain
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... 3) Abdominal, ... muscle aches, joint pain ... , chest pain • ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
- Differential Diagnosis ... sardonic" smile, abdominal ... and paralysis, acute ... endemic fungi cause ... possible fever, chest pain
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... pain, hepatomegaly ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... #differential #diagnosis
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
hydronephrosis/stone/abscess ... colicky left flank pain ... LFTs normal Diagnosed ... colicky flank pain ... to help confirm diagnosis
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: The exact cause ... sparing the hard palate ... pain, nausea, diarrhea ... It causes the absolute ... upper respiratory infection