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Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... eg.malaria) • Other parasites ... #Fever #Acute ... #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Causes of Acute ... Histoplasmosis Other: parasitic ... Mediterranean fever ... #Causes #Pericarditis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
disease caused ... Lutzomyia verrucarum Clinical ... chills, anorexia, ARDS ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... #diagnosis #management
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
 •
intracellular parasite ... diarrhea, Low-grade fever ... Established via stool microscopy ... routine O&P • Clinical ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
LBRF can be diagnosed ... of blood smear, acute ... often experience acute ... recurrentis #BloodSmear #microscopy ... #pathology #clinical
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... factor • May cause ... possible in HIV PARASITIC ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... #infectiousdiseases
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... without other cause ... symptoms • Fever ... At least 3 of (Acute ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
Salmonella typhi Parasitic ... of malaria diagnosed ... dipstick test, microscopic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... should be based on clinical ... • Symptoms: Fever ... Demyelinating disease caused ... #InfectiousDiseases
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Headache • Fever ... • Common clinical ... Symptoms: • Acute ... meningeal signs (fever