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Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... otitis externa • Cellulitis ... syndrome - Herpes ... Oral aphthous ulcers ... vision or black spots
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
Hippocrates in 5 BC as foot ... spots fatal in ... bullae to necrotic ulcers ... dermatology #legs #clinical ... #photo
Primary Syphilis
Usually, a single ulcer (chancre) appears at the site where the bacteria entered the body.
Usually, a single ulcer ... develop at the spot ... administered, the infection ... #Chancres #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Photo
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
response preceding infection ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... • Weakness: Starts ... Hands or feet • Pain ... : Due to nerve root
Melioidosis - Skin Infection
63M h/o diabetes with c/o fever, chest pain, dyspnea x 3 days, CT
o fever, chest pain ... Diagnosis: Melioidosis ... influenced by root ... #Cellulitis #Clinical ... #Photo #dermatology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
animals • Milk • Food ... ulcerans (buruli ulcer ... • Primarily occurs ... diarrhea, abdominal pain ... Lung Disease: • Clinical
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... fibromyalgia) • Infections ... the context of primary ... Arthritis: • Joint pain ... • Swan neck/Ulnar
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
aperistalsis Primary ... Chagas disease) Clinical ... of undigested food ... saliva • Chest pain ... : Testing The diagnosis