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Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Negative Abscess - Differential ... Scedosporium, endemic fungi ... SAPHO, Sweet's Syndrome ... Auto-Inflammatory: SAPHO syndrome ... Negative #Abscess #Differential
Fever and Rash - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Viral: Measles, Infectious Mono (EBV, CMV), Acute HIV,
Fever and Rash - Differential ... Cellulitis • Fungal ... , DRESS, Sweet syndrome ... #Fever #Rash #Differential ... #Diagnosis #dermatology
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
Eosinophilia - Differential ... hypereosinophilic syndrome ... Hyper-lgE (Job) syndrome ... ascariasis), Scabies, Fungi ... #Eosinophilia #Differential
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome ... Waterborne filamentous fungi ... Blooms (HABs) • Fungi ... mandrillaris • Fungi ... is biphasic • Clinical
Approach to the Rash in a an oncology patient - MINT-C Mnemonic
M - Malignancy: Leukemia cutis,
infections (HSV/VZV), Fungal ... Dermatoses: Sweet Syndrome ... Rash #oncology #differential ... MINTC #Mnemonic #dermatology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... Diagnosis and Management ... Summary myelo ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome ... #treatment #hematology
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis
Renal:
 - Glomerular - IgA Nephropathy, Thin basement membrane, Alport syndrome,
of Hematuria - Differential ... membrane, Alport syndrome ... Bacterial/ViraI/FungaI ... hematuria #Hematuria #Differential
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
response to a fungal ... mentagrophytes) Clinical ... Griseofulvin #Kerion #Dermatology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Fungal Biomarkers ... component of many fungi ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... closely related fungi
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Autoimmune:
 • Isolated
 • Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome 1
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Insufficiency - Differential ... Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome ... Polyglandular autoimrnune syndrome ... Tuberculosis • Fungal ... Thrombophilia • Critical