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SCORTCH Congenital Infections Mnemonic
S - Syphilis
C - CMV
O - Other
R - Rubella
T - Toxoplasmosis
C - Chickenpox
- Syphilis C - CMV ... Varicella) H - HSV ... , HIV, HTLV-1, HBV ... , HCV #SCORTCH
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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• Infectious: HAV ... , HCV, HEV, EBV, ... HSV, CMV • Neoplasm ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... TB Viral: HSV ... , EBV, HIV, HepB ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes
Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
a patient with HIV ... Posterior Segment: • HIV ... retinopathy* • CMV ... , CMV) • Progressive ... , CMV) • Choroidal
Differential Diagnosis for Generalized Lymphadenopathy

Viral
• HIV 
• EBV 
• CMV 
• HBV 
• Dengue 
• Rubella
Lymphadenopathy Viral • HIV ... • EBV • CMV ... • HBV • Dengue ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
Causes of Anterior ... • Infectious: HSV ... Immunocompromised-CMV ... patient is likely HSV ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Acute Pharyngitis
• 200 visits per year per 1000 people
   - i.e. 400
Causes of Acute ... conjunctiva • HSV ... herpangina), EBV, CMV ... , HIV-1 Bacterial ... Causes of Acute
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS): Summary of Causes and Ocular Manifestations
 • Molluscum lesions
 • Eyelid Kaposi
AIDS): Summary of Causes ... intraocular Lymphoma • CMV ... retinitis • HIV ... ophthalmology #HIV
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... Risks factor for HIV ... practices that could cause ... peripheral blood smear, HIV ... patients if the cause
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
gut) • Viruses: HSV ... Post-Engraftment: • Viruses: CMV ... reactivation), HHV ... reactivation), CMV ... differential #diagnosis #causes