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IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... the Management ... heart rate >90 beats ... or those with clinical ... #Management #skin
Cellulitis and underlying abscess on POCUS exam

The hyperechoic areas represent inflamed subcutaneous tissue (“hot fat”), and
and underlying abscess ... on POCUS exam ... The hyperechoic areas ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #skin
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Giant cell arteritis ... Diagnosis = clinical ... required due to skip ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... Hematopoietic stem cell ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
macrophages and T cells ... emboli • Lung abscess ... characteristic features Clinical ... • Tuberculin skin ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
bordering the Great ... Pneumonia • Skin ... mimic squamous cell ... adjacent to the focus ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis #management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
macrophages and T cells ... emboli • Lung abscess ... characteristic features Clinical ... • Tuberculin skin ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
increase in CD4+ cells ... initiation Clinical ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... cavitating pneumonia, skin ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
Management of Pruritus ... wool, over itchy areas ... sheets and rinse well ... scratch the itchy areas ... Pruritus #Treatment #Algorithm
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
affinity for bone, skin ... populations) CLINICAL ... SPECTRUM Common areas ... Blood tests to assess ... Histiocytosis #Diagnosis #Management