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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Pulmonary • Skin ... • M genavense Skin ... , skin and soft ... • M fortuitum Skin ... NTM #Infections #differential
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin ... rash ± odynophagia ... fraction < 20% Differential ... #diagnosis #management
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
, non-specific skin ... rash • Vitamin ... D - Bone disease ... encephalopathy, oculomotor ... nutrition #table #differential
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
with underlying lung ... disease. 15% mortality ... Primary skin and ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential ... #infectiousdiseases
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
eosinophilia, skin ... Full-thickness skin ... over thickened skin ... Lichen planus-like skin ... or generalized skin
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
characterized by extensive skin ... rash in association ... Skin involvement ... Resolution > 15 days Differentials ... withdrawal • Mild disease
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
centrifugum • A chronic skin ... gyratum repens • A skin ... cancers, including lung ... induratum • A chronic skin ... comparison #table #differential
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Approach to the differential ... plexus, or sclera), lungs ... nose (epistaxis), skin ... maculopapular rash ... vesicular rash,
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... • Polymorphic skin ... • Risk: Can produce ... , • Multiple skin ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
3rd Decade Skin ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Clinical Features: Lungs ... Seizures • Strokes Skin ... and leukemia • Lung