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Lemierre’s Syndrome - Pathophysiology

Lemierre’s is an infectious thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein.

 - It starts
Lemierre’s is an infectious ... oropharyngeal infection ... , or dental infection ... deep space neck infection ... #Diagnosis
Fusobacterium + Lemierre's syndrome micro

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #Infectious
Fusobacterium + Lemierre's syndrome ... febrilepodcast] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Microbiology ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis
Mycoplasma genitalium: microbiology, screening/diagnosis, clinical syndromes, treatment, and other notes

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile
, screening/diagnosis ... , clinical syndromes ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #mycoplasmagenitalium
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
and bacterial infections ... hours • Viral infections ... • Rickettsiae infections ... Pyogenic/focal infection ... viral source Non-Infectious
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
- Compatible syndrome ... toxo IgG • CNS PCR ... splenomegaly Other infections ... multiple lesions Infectious ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
 •
necrophorum - Lemierre’s syndrome ... peritonsillar abscess ... croup • EBV - Infectious ... Primary acute HIV Infection ... Pharyngitis #IDSA #diagnosis
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
common route of infection ... Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... #Hantavirus #diagnosis ... management #treatment #microbiology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
- Differential Diagnosis ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... brain injury • Infectious ... Encephalitis, Brain Abscess ... Neurocysticercosis, PML
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
epidural hematoma • infections ... Differential Diagnosis ... toon • Spinal infection ... /abscess • Ankylosing ... #differential #diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
. tuberculosis infections ... for 4.6% of new infections ... HIV • Recent infection ... NTM) • Fungal infection ... unable to limit infection