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Causes of Secondary IgA Nephropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • GI disorders: Celiac disease, Crohn's disease,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Alcoholic Cirrhosis, NASH ... Viruses: HIV, CMV, Hep ... B and C • Infections ... myeloma, Lymphomas, RCC
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculin skin ... staining, NAA (PCR ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Moccasin-variety Tinea Pedis 
70 M chronic scaly feet. Over the years: rash has itched only occasionally;
Over the years: rash ... Diagnosis? ... skin of inflamed ... Indiana University Infectious ... type #clinical #photo
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculin skin ... staining, NAA (PCR ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Syphilis - Rash ... rashes, including tinea-mimicker ... to asymptomatic infection ... granuIomas on skin ... #Tertiary #Diagnosis
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
Skin rash and malaise ... treatment, the infection ... progress to the latent ... #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
after initial infection ... weight loss • Skin ... : Rash is the most ... Syphilis #stages #diagnosis ... #management #Treatment
Powassan Virus Infection
 • Prodrome +/- fine erythematous rash → sudden onset fever, neurological deficits
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Powassan Virus Infection ... fine erythematous rash ... deficits • Dx: PCR ... → IgMIgG • ... #diagnosis #management
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... of shoulder and hip ... , mucositis • Rash ... Schonlein Purpura (IgA ... , IgA (cmpkx deposits
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
arterial thrombosis, skin ... necrosis (at injection ... Pathophysiology: • IgG ... Confirmatory test ↑Se/Sp ... exposure (prevent skin