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Fever in Returning Traveler - ABCDE Mnemonic
A - Adventure - Where did the patient travel? 
B
Fever in Returning ... Undifferentiated fever ... between travel/exposures ... E - Exposure History ... @ID_fellows #Fever
Fever in the Returning Traveler - History
Exposure History:
 • Street foods / Local water: entenc fever,
Fever in the Returning ... Traveler - History Exposure ... and body fluid exposure ... and rabies post-exposure ... leptospirosis • Animal exposures
Ever had a #traveler come in to your clinic with #fever and you were not sure
Ever had a #traveler ... your clinic with #fever ... travel + specific exposures ... infectiousdisease #fever
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Dengue Fever → Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever →Dengue Hemorrhagic Shock
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis ... Summary Dengue Fever ... Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever ... Presentation: Fever ... Epidemiological exposure
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Fever in Returning ... History: • Skin exposure ... leptospirosis • Exposure ... Symptoms: • Fever ... liver, Dengue fever
Diagnosing Brucellosis
Epidemiological Exposures
- Endemic Regions
- Clinical Micro Lab Technicians
- Animal/Vaccine Exposure: Vets, Slaughterhouse workers, hunters
- Unpasteurized
Epidemiological Exposures ... Animal/Vaccine Exposure ... Constitutional: Fevers
Erythematous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH

Characterized by diffuse redness of the skin due to
capillary congestion, erythematous
or absence of fever ... If fever is present ... disease, scarlet fever ... but without a fever ... reaction or an exposure
Acute Schistosomiasis: Katayama Fever
 • Most common in travelers and children
 • "Swimmers Itch" in the
Schistosomiasis: Katayama Fever ... 3-8 weeks post exposure ... ) • Fever, myalgias ... Schistosomiasis #Katayama #Fever
Scarlet fever
• Delayed-type skin reactivity to pyrogenic exotoxin Requires prior exposure
• Diffuse erythematous eruption that generally
Scarlet fever • ... Requires prior exposure ... folds #Scarlet #fever
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Brucella, Listeria • Exposure ... Strongyloidiasis • Animal exposure ... Rabies, cat scratch fever ... infection • Insect exposure ... Commercial sex worker exposure