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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
RAPID GROWERS: 
 • Mycobacterium abscessus, chelonae, fortuitum
SLOW GROWERS: 
 • Mycobacterium avium complex, marinum,
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria ... scrofulaceum, malmoense SKIN ... & SOFT TISSUE INFECTION ... #differential # ... diagnosis #microbiology
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial ... • Mycobacterium ... Primary skin and ... #Infections #Mycobacterium ... #diagnosis #differential
Cervical Lymphadenopathy - Lymph Node Drainage
Preauricular nodes - Drain scalp, skin
 • Differential diagnosis: Scalp infections,
- Drain scalp, skin ... , mycobacterial ... : Skin neoplasm, ... upper thoracic skin ... , mycobacterial
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Differential diagnosis ... of Skin + Eye infections ... Zygomycetes • Mycobacterial ... febrilepodcast] #skin ... viral #fungal #Microbiology
Common Encountered Infections by Location

 • Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
 • Pneumonia
 • Intra-abdominal Infections
Common Encountered Infections ... Location • Skin ... and Soft Tissue Infections ... #differential # ... diagnosis #location #microbiology
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... thrombophlebitis Skin ... band syndrome • Shin ... Brittle nails - Skin ... skin • Inflammation
Urticaria (hives): Skin reaction that occurs in response to cold, food allergies, meds, environmental exposures, stings,
infections
Urticaria (hives): Skin ... exposures, stings, infections ... with systemic symptoms ... Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD ... Urticaria #Hives #UCSDH
Age-Focused Initial Evaluation for Pyoderma Gangrenosum 

All Patients: 
 - A thorough history and physical examination
comorbidities and symptoms ... - Skin biopsy ... fungal, and mycobacterial ... ) - CBC with differential
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Pulmonary • Skin ... • M genavense Skin ... disease, adenitis, skin ... • M fortuitum Skin ... #differential #
Cushing Syndrome - Signs and Symptoms
Generalized: Weight gain, Slow healing of cuts, Increased risk of infections,
Syndrome - Signs and Symptoms ... Increased risk of infections ... Muscular: Weakness Skin ... Syndrome #Signs #Symptoms ... #diagnosis #endocrinology