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Oral histoplasmosis in a transplant patient
50 F Midwest hx liver transplant on prednisone MMF fever, sweats,
prednisone MMF fever ... Diagnosis? ... histoplasmosis is rare & diagnosis ... sites include tongue ... may not Other differentials
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
Causes of Relative Bradycardia
 • Infectious Causes: Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Psittacosis, Q fever ... , Typhoid fever, ... , Dengue fever, ... #bradycardia #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Psittacosis, Q fever ... , Typhoid fever, ... , Dengue fever, ... bradycardia #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
• Typhoid Fever ... Dengue Fever NOTE ... help hone your differential ... #Dissociation #diagnosis ... #differential #
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Dengue Fever → Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever →Dengue Hemorrhagic Shock
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis ... FeverDengue ... Hemorrhagic Fever ... pain, Myalgia Diagnosis ... #Fever #Diagnosis
Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers:
Arenaviridae 
Bunyaviridae 
Filoviridae 
Flaviviridae 


#viral #hemorrhagic #fevers #viruses
#differential
#diagnosis
#infectiousdisease
#ebola
#marburg
#lassa
#dengue
#table
Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers ... #hemorrhagic #fevers ... #viruses #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdisease ... marburg #lassa #dengue
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... : • Dengue fever ... ) • Dengue • ... #Patterns #Differential ... #Diagnosis #intermittent
Kawasaki Disease

Diagnostic criteria: 5-day fever PLUS four of the following…
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Bilateral conjunctivitis
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Cervical lymph
Kawasaki Disease Diagnostic ... criteria: 5-day fever ... lips/strawberry tongue ... Kawasaki #Disease #Diagnosis
Ever had a #traveler come in to your clinic with #fever and you were not sure
your clinic with #fever ... to narrow your differential ... #differentials # ... diagnosis #medicine ... infectiousdisease #fever
Fever in the Returning Traveler - History
Exposure History:
 • Street foods / Local water: entenc fever,
bites: malaria, dengue ... travellers' diarrhea, dengue ... biphasic): malaria, dengue ... Traveler #History #diagnosis ... #differential