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Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Herpesvirus B infection ... , Hepatitis C, HIV ... , Hepatitis C, HIV ... , HIV, Hepatitis ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Sexual contacts - HIV ... Dengue fever, HIV ... Bacterial, viral, parasitic ... Fever #Returning #Traveler ... diagnosis #tropical #travel
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
Fever in the Returning Traveler - History
Exposure History:
 • Street foods / Local water: entenc fever,
the Returning Traveler ... tattoos, piercings, injections ... [HIV], HBV, hepatitis ... C virus [HCV], ... Fever #Returning #Traveler
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
Causes of Erythema Nodosum
Common
 - Idiopathic (up to 55 percent)
 - Infections: streptococcal pharyngitis (28 to
55 percent) - Infections ... 1 percent) Infections ... herpes simplex virus ... syphilis - Parasitic ... : amoebiasis, giardiasis
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
Amebiasis - Balamuthia mandrillaris Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans
Amebiasis - Balamuthia ... #Amebiasis #Balamuthia ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Amebiasis - Naegleria fowleri - Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Flagellated Form
4) Promitosis
→ Water-related activities such as
Amebiasis - Naegleria ... occasionally in CSF #Amebiasis ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite