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Fever and Rash - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Viral: Measles, Infectious Mono (EBV, CMV), Acute HIV,
Fever and Rash - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Noninfectious: SJS ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #Fever ... #Rash #Differential
ID Approach to Fever and Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm
Central Maculopapular (most common):
Measles, Parvovirus 819 / EBV,
ID Approach to Fever ... Desquamative: Scarlet fever ... (Strep/Staph), SJS ... or Pustular: SJS ... Viral hemorrhagic fevers
Ever had a #traveler come in to your clinic with #fever and you were not sure
your clinic with #fever ... to narrow your differential ... to narrow your differentials ... #differentials # ... infectiousdisease #fever
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
Causes of Relative Bradycardia
 • Infectious Causes: Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Psittacosis, Q fever ... , Typhoid fever, ... , Dengue fever, ... , Drug fever ... #bradycardia #differential
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Psittacosis, Q fever ... , Typhoid fever, ... , Dengue fever, ... , Drug fever ... bradycardia #Causes #differential
Erythematous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH

Characterized by diffuse redness of the skin due to
capillary congestion, erythematous
or absence of fever ... skin syndrome (SSS ... If fever is present ... Nikolsky sign, the differential ... #Differential
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
• Typhoid Fever ... • Drug Fever ... Typhoid Fever (S ... help hone your differential ... Dissociation #diagnosis #differential
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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pattern: - SjS ... Raynaud phenomenon, SjS ... PBC/SSc OS, PBC/SjS ... polar: - SLE, SjS ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Continuous Fever ... (Step ladder: fever ... #Patterns #Differential
Severe Drug Rashes - Comparison - DRESS | SJS/TEN | AGEP | Erythroderma

DRESS 
 - Onset:
Comparison - DRESS | SJS ... target lesions SJS ... Dermatology #Emergency #Differential