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Causes of Erythema Nodosum
Common
 - Idiopathic (up to 55 percent)
 - Infections: streptococcal pharyngitis (28 to
55 percent) - Infections ... Enteropathies (1 ... Rare (less than 1 ... syphilis - Parasitic ... : amoebiasis, giardiasis
Infection-Related Cancers
Viruses:
 • HPV - Cervical, anogenital, head and neck, skin cancer
 • HTLV-1 - Adult
Infection-Related ... cancer • HTLV-1 ... T-cell Leukemia • HIV ... Colorectal cancer Parasites ... @drkeithsiau #Infection
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... primary adrenal infection ... : HIV (Predisposing ... Pneumocystis Jiroveci • Parasites ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
• Influenza Virus ... Parainfluenza Virus ... Coronavirus • HIV ... Infectious - Other ... eg.malaria) • Other parasites
Clinical Manifestations of Human Herpes Viruses (HHV)

Herpes simplex virus 1	HSV-1	Frequently subclinical (80-90%) Oral lesions (10-20%) congenital
Herpes simplex virus ... 1 HSV-1 Frequently ... 20%) congenital infection ... Herpes simplex virus ... Epstein—Barr virus
Figure 1: Time Course of HIV Detection following Infection

#Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases #HIVAIDS #Testing #Windows #Screening #Antibody #Detection
Figure 1: Time Course ... of HIV Detection ... following Infection ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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immunodeficiency virus ... -1 and HIV-2 • ... HIV-1 RNA viral ... -1/HIV-2 differentiation ... -1 or HIV-2 antibodies
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
of Skin + Eye infections ... /II, VZV, CMV, HIV ... , M. leprae • Parasitic ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Differential
Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
chronic hepatitis C virus ... (HCV) infection ... table #treatment #hcv ... #medications #infectiousdisease
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Sexual contacts - HIV ... Hypodermic needles - HIV ... Dengue fever, HIV ... Lassa fever, acute HIV ... Bacterial, viral, parasitic