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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... skin infection, african ... tuberculosis, American ... Bacterial, viral, parasitic ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Lyme disease ... • Whipple's disease ... malaria) • other parasites ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
of Acute Onset Fever ... - Differential Diagnosis ... eg.malaria) • Other parasites ... • Sickle Cell disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
American trypanosomiasis ... ) - Diagnosis and ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... pregnant) • Diagnosis ... #American #trypanosomiasis
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Eosinophilic Lung Diseases ... brown sputum, fever ... Variable) - Fungal, parasites ... Eosinophilic #Lung #Diseases ... #differential #diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... : • 80% have fever ... Intervention: - Fevers ... Coccidioides • Parasite
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
American Trypanosomiasis ... - Diagnosis and ... (American trypanosomiasis ... the protozoan parasite ... mild (malaise, fever
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... • Clinical: fever ... salmonella, ...), Parasites ... • Autoimmune diseases ... Adult-onset Still disease
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
 •
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis ... intracellular parasite ... reported in Latin America ... diarrhea, Low-grade fever ... , Weight loss Diagnosis
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
heart failure, the American ... Foundation and the American ... structural heart disease ... in patients who never ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology