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Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
 -
cytokines Common causes ... Rare causes: ... CD3-CD4+ T cells ... hypereosinophilia #HE #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... Diagnosis Framework ... antibiotics as a cause ... Autoimmune: Crohn's disease ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Viral (EBV) • Parasitic ... Spleen #Enlarged #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Pediatric Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious:
 • Viral
 • Bacterial
 • Parasitic
Malabsorption:
 • Lactase
Causes of Pediatric ... Diarrhea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bacterial • Parasitic ... #Causes #Peds #
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Toxoplasmosis (CD4 ... Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... • Nocardia • Parasitic ... Lesions #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... , Syphilis Parasitic ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Dermatology
"Recommended laboratory HIV testing algorithm for serum or plasma specimens. Based on: Centers for Disease Control
on: Centers for Disease ... Testing for the Diagnosis ... #Testing #HIV #CDC ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #InfectiousDisease
Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle
1) Eggs containing rhabditiform larvae passed in feces.
2) Rhabditiform larvae hatch in environment.
Parasitic Cycle ... intestine 9) Parasitic ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc
Causes of Granulomatous Liver Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
Infections (Bacterial, Viral, Fungal, Parasitic)
Malignancy
Autoimmune
Drugs/Toxins
Others

#Granulomatous #Liver #hepatic #granulomas #Differential
Causes of Granulomatous ... Liver Diseases ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Viral, Fungal, Parasitic ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
T-LGL leukemia - T-CeIl Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia
Clinical
 - Persistent (>6mo) lymphocytosis (2-20k) with proven clonality
Lymphocytic Leukemia Clinical ... of autoimmune disease ... Same morphologic/clinical ... disease but cells ... hemepath #pathology #diagnosis