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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
thrombophlebitis Skin ... Cellulitis, Abscess ... Brittle nails - Skin ... skin • Inflammation ... /cellulitis/abscess
Common Infections in a Hospitalized Patient - GRUBS-C Mnemonic

G - GI (-itis): Cholecystitis, Pancreatitis, Peritonitis, Appendicitis,
Common Infections ... S - Skin / Soft ... Tissue: Cellulitis ... Encephalitis #Infections ... #differential #
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Onset Fever - Differential ... Meningitis • Skin ... Infection Abscess ... #Fever #Acute #Differential
Causes of Pseudocellulitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Cellulitis Mimics

Cellulitis: Deep skin and subcutaneous fat infection

Pseudo
- Differential ... : Deep skin and ... subcutaneous fat infection ... Pseudocellulitis #Differential ... #dermatology #skin
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterium abscessus ... most likely to cause ... Primary skin and ... It can also cause ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Pain (Otalgia) - Differential ... otitis externa • Cellulitis ... (caries, abscess ... the tragus to differentiate ... Otolaryngology #differential
Abscess: Marked swelling and redness is apparent just above antecubital fossa. This is caused by an
This is caused by ... innoculated under the skin ... during injection ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... #Fossa #Arm #UCSDH
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... Negative Abscess ... - Differential ... Toxoplasmosis, Entamoeba Skin ... #Differential #
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
, may also see skin ... multiple lesions Infectious ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... Lesions #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
- Differential ... Blooms (HABs) Skin ... • Cellulitis ... (Mycobacteria abscessus ... #Differential #