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Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Papules & Mucosal Lesions ... Peri-Articular • Cellulitis ... Septic Bursitis • Abscess ... #JointPain #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
of Abscess in Skin ... and Soft Tissue Infections ... from cellulitis ... in cases where ... VisualAbstract #EBM
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... , may also see skin ... Infectious: ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... #causes #radiology
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... : • Infection: ... Cellulitis, Abscess ... entrapment • Infections ... lower #extremity #msk
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
- Differential Diagnosis ... Blooms (HABs) Skin ... • Cellulitis ... (Mycobacteria abscessus ... Naegleria fowleri • Chronic
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Immunocompromised status • Chronic ... status NTM Cause ... encounters due to NTM: Chronic ... Nodular or cavitary lesions ... Diagnosis Of NTM
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
- Differential Diagnosis ... ophthalmicus • Orbital cellulitis ... Foreign body • Infectious ... Questions to Ask ... #ophthalmology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... to exclude are infections ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... tract, and often causes ... pain and GN Anti-GBM
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... lesions • Mononeuritis ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... tract, and often causes ... to exclude are infections
Morel-Lavallée Lesion - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Large, smoothly marginated, well-circumscribed mass along the medial myofascial
- MSK Radiology ... separation of the skin ... - Chronic: ... : • Abscess: Absence ... clinical concern for infection