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Fever and Rash - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Viral: Measles, Infectious Mono (EBV, CMV), Acute HIV,
Fever and Rash - ... Disseminated gonorrhea, Rickettsial ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #Fever ... Differential #Diagnosis #dermatology
Rickettsialpox Eschar

40 homeless male from NY admitted with fever, chills, headache, myalgias. Diagnosis?
Rickettsialpox R akari classic
admitted with fever ... classic triad of fever ... African tick bite fever ... Tx: rickettsial ... photo #skinrash #dermatology
Rickettsiae: Spotted Fever group

R. rickettsii 
R. parkeri 
R. philipii / Rickettsia 364D
R. africae 
R. australis 
R.
Rickettsiae: Spotted ... Fever group ... R. rickettsii ... R. philipii / Rickettsia ... #Rickettsiae #SpottedFever
#tachenoir #eschar #fever #Rash #rickettsia #rickettsial #parkeri #akari #africae #conorii #orientia #tsutsugamushi #tick #mite 
By Dr.
tachenoir #eschar #fever ... #Rash #rickettsia ... #rickettsial #parkeri
ID Approach to Fever and Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm
Central Maculopapular (most common):
Measles, Parvovirus 819 / EBV,
ID Approach to Fever ... Viral hemorrhagic fevers ... anthrax, tularemia, Rickettsia ... Rickettsialpox), Rickettsia ... (Boutonneuse), Rickettsia
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - ... Continuous Fever ... (Step ladder: fever ... pneumonia • Rickettsial ... • Rickettsiae
Typical therapeutic applications of Tetracyclines (Doxycycline)
Gram (+) cocci: Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-resistant strains), Streptococcus pneumoniae
Gram (+)
species Other: Rickettsia ... rickettsii #Tetracyclines
Tick Borne Illnesses
 • Lyme (Borrelia)
 • Babesiosis (Babesia)
 • Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (Ehrlichia)
 • Human
Mountain Spotted Fever ... (Rickettsia) -
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Campylobacter, Rickettsiae ... Differential #Diagnosis #Dermatology
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
iniae Fleas - Rickettsia ... ), Rickettsia prowazekii ... virus Mites - Rickettsia ... americanum) - Rickettsia ... rickettsii (Rocky