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Kaposi Sarcoma Forms
Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) is an endothelial cell cancer with an inflammatory component, which has
Visceral and mucosal ... MSM without HIV infection ... Visceral and mucosal ... disease has been Infectious ... comparison #table #diagnosis
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... B, hepatitis C infection ... liver abscess, visceral ... Splenomegaly - Visceral ... #differential #diagnosis
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Differential Diaqnoses ... : • Infectious ... Complications: MAS, Visceral ... Stills #Disease #diagnosis
Risk Factors Associated with Visceral Artery Aneurysms 
 - Atherosclerosis 
 - Pregnancy 
 - Portal
Associated with Visceral ... Cardiac valve infection ... RiskFactors #Aneurysms #Diagnosis
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Perirectal Infection ... Soft Tissue and Visceral ... Diarrhea • Giardia Infection ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
- Differential Diagnosis ... and bacterial infections ... Pyogenic/focal infection ... peaks of fever • Visceral ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Referred from a visceral ... Calcium oxalate Infectious ... Acute or chronic infections ... #differential #diagnosis
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
after initial infection ... with untreated infection ... after primary infection ... with HIV (Any viscera ... Syphilis #stages #diagnosis
Toxocariasis
Pathogen: Toxocara - worldwide distributed helminth 
Transmission: 
 • Dogs and cats are the major source
Humans acquire the infection ... Toxocariasis - Visceral ... larva migrans Diagnosis ... Toxocariasis #Toxocara #diagnosis
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
to muscles or viscera ... present) - These infections ... testing #workup #diagnosis