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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterial Infections ... Mycobacterium abscessus ... cause pulmonary infection ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential ... #infectiousdiseases
Differential diagnosis for pyogenic liver abscess:
Infectious etiologies predominate. Most are pyogenic (bacterial). Amebic (Entamoeba histolytica) and
Differential diagnosis ... : Infectious etiologies ... Most are pyogenic ... Infectious Bacterial ... hepatic #hepatology #Differential
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Differential diagnosis ... of Skin + Eye infections ... tuberculosis, M. abscessus ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Differential
Ever had a #traveler come in to your clinic with #fever and you were not sure
not sure what #infection ... There are 2-3 things ... to narrow your differential ... #differentials # ... diagnosis #medicine #infectiousdisease
Reversible Neurocognitive Disorders (Reversible Causes of "Dementia")
 • Structural/Mass: Subdural Hematoma, NPH, Intracranial tumor
 • Infection:
Intracranial tumor • Infection ... Encephalitis, Abscess ... , Nutritional UCSD ... Disorders #dementia #differential
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - Differential ... • Abscess, bacteremia ... (Temp high in AM ... Liver or lung abscess ... Fever #Patterns #Differential
Abscess: Marked swelling and redness is apparent just above antecubital fossa. This is caused by an
Abscess: Marked ... the skin during injection ... Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD ... Antecubital #Fossa #Arm ... #UCSDH
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Culture Negative Abscess ... - Differential ... Culture #Negative #Abscess ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
Cocci*, Toxo*, non-infectious ... retinal necrosis (ARN ... • Choroidal infections ... vision #HIVAIDS #InfectiousDiseases ... Anterior #Posterior #Differential
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... and inflammation are ... primary adrenal infection ... Insufficiency #AI #differential ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases