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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... tuberculosis, American ... Bacterial, viral, parasitic ... #Returning #Traveler ... #tropical #travel
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Disease Diagnosis ... association • How long ... Rabies, cat scratch fever ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #Traveler
Fever After International Travel

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

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
Travel Infectious ... Salmonella typhi Parasitic ... cases of malaria diagnosed ... culture; rapid diagnostic ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Viral, Fungal, Parasite ... (daptomycin in lungs ... • Secondary to Treatment ... SJS, DIHS, drug fever ... Difficile, COVID
Fever in the Returning Traveler - History
Exposure History:
 • Street foods / Local water: entenc fever,
Traveler - History ... arboviruses, Rickettsia, African ... tattoos, piercings, injections ... #Returning #Traveler ... #History #diagnosis
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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intracellular parasite ... reported in Latin America ... transmission as zoonotic infection ... International travel ... diarrhea, Low-grade fever
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
to Eosinophilic Lung ... , CNS, skin • Infectious ... Variable) - Fungal, parasites ... ; Travel hx, food ... #differential #diagnosis
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
• Clinical: fever ... +++: Virus (EBV, ... salmonella, ...), Parasites ... Unknown cause Treatment ... #management #treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... : • 80% have fever ... Intervention: - Fevers ... Coccidioides • Parasite
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease (American ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... • Treatment: ... useful for chronic infection ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases