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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
most likely to cause ... pulmonary infection ... It can also cause ... Reported cases associated ... #differential #infectiousdiseases
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... primary adrenal infection ... TheIDtrivia #Infectious ... #Causes #Adrenal ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Erythema Nodosum
Common
 - Idiopathic (up to 55 percent)
 - Infections: streptococcal pharyngitis (28 to
Causes of Erythema ... 55 percent) - Infections ... to 10 percent): antibiotics ... 1 percent) Infections ... Erythema #Nodosum #Causes
Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy. HF, heart failure; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HIV, human
immunodeficiency virus ... disease - Infection ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Causes of Myocarditis ... Infectious Myocarditis ... more commonly cause ... #Myocarditis #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
• Myocarditis Pulmonary ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... present) • Pulmonary ... Herpes Simplex Virus ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... consolidation is pulmonary ... from the various causes ... infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
are caused by members ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... , Disseminated infection ... considered in certain cases ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
Causes of Myocarditis ... Infectious Etiologies ... disease) Non-Infectious ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Causes of Isolated Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital
Medications
 • Anticonvulsants
 • Antibiotics
 • Antithyroid
 • Antihypertensive
Causes of Isolated ... Anticonvulsants • Antibiotics ... Antineoplastic Viral Infection ... • Epstein-Barr Virus ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes