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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterium abscessus ... most likely to cause ... Primary skin and ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential ... #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Onset Fever - Differential ... Meningitis • Skin ... Infection Abscess ... #Fever #Acute #Differential
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Differential diagnosis ... of Skin + Eye infections ... tuberculosis, M. abscessus ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Differential
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... : • Infection: ... Cellulitis, Abscess ... entrapment • Infections ... #Leg #pain #differential
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... Negative Abscess ... - Differential ... Toxoplasmosis, Entamoeba Skin ... Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Transplant Infections ... Staphylococci (skin ... #Timeline #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #infectiousdiseases
Tinea Versicolor: Scaly well demarcated patches caused by fungal skin infection.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD Catalog
demarcated patches caused ... by fungal skin ... infection. ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS)

A 5-year-old girl presents to the ED with a rash that started
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin ... upper respiratory infection ... Staphylococcal #Scalded #Skin ... Syndrome #SSSS #Clinical ... #Photo #Peds #Pediatrics
Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
in Skin and Soft ... Tissue Infections ... cellulitis in cases ... where abscess is ... not clinically
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
, may also see skin ... multiple lesions Infectious ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... Lesions #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes