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Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... Autoimmune: • SLE ... Other: • Drug fever ... • Factitious fever ... Protozoa (eg. malaria
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
B19 infection Malar ... rash • SLE ... • Rheumatic fever ... IBD • RA • SLE ... erythematosus • SLE
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Complement Levels: SLE ... other hemorrhagic fevers ... Legionellosis, Malaria
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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Arthritis 69% - Malar ... rash 40% - Fever ... involvement 3% SLE-Related ... Lupusreference #SLE
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
genotypes): SS, SC, SE ... suspected, consider malaria ... bartonella (oroya fever
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
• Clinical: fever ... Leishmaniosis, malaria ... Autoimmune diseases: SLE
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... weight loss, and fever ... Photosensitivity • Malar ... to: Arthritis, Fever ... : Drug induced SLE
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Typical Signs/Symptoms
Alopecia, Fever, Malar rash, Photosensitivity, Adenopathies, Lupus pneumonia, Pleurisy, Pancreatitis,
Erythematosus (SLE ... Symptoms Alopecia, Fever ... , Malar rash, Photosensitivity ... Erythematosus #SLE
Strongyloides Stercoralis
EPIDEMIOLOGY - ASSOCIATED WITH SOUTHEASTERN U.S.:
 • 0-6% US Prevalence of those:
 • ~30% Asymptomatic
and distension, fever ... management #parasites #Threadworm ... #lifecycle
Babesiosis on Peripheral Smear
85 M from SE USA, hx splenectomy, IgG4 plasmacytic syndrome: F, chills, profound
Smear 85 M from SE ... Splenectomized pt with fever ... babesia microti, malaria ... invasion & lysis: fever