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Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis ... , Rat-bite fever ... #infections #leptospirosis ... plague #rats #infectiousdisease ... #fever #differential
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Psittacosis, Q fever ... , Typhoid fever, ... Babesiosis, Malaria, Leptospirosis ... , Yellow fever, ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Kawasaki Disease

Diagnostic criteria: 5-day fever PLUS four of the following…
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Bilateral conjunctivitis
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Cervical lymph
Kawasaki Disease ... criteria: 5-day fever ... hands/feet #Kawasaki ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics
ID Approach to Fever and Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm
Central Maculopapular (most common):
Measles, Parvovirus 819 / EBV,
ID Approach to Fever ... WNV, Mycoplasma, Leptospirosis ... , DRESS, AGEP, Kawasaki ... Viral hemorrhagic fevers ... Algorithm #Schema #InfectiousDiseases
Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) vs. Kawasaki Disease
CDC Case Definition for MIS-C;
 • < 21
Kawasaki Disease ... years old with fever ... recentl #MISC #Kawasaki ... diagnosis #peds #pediatrics
Infections Rats can Transmit to Humans
Other infections not highlighted include Lassa fever, Plague, Salmonella, Tularemia etc

Rat
include Lassa fever ... : - Rat-Bite Fever ... Choriomeningitis Virus - Leptospirosis ... Transmissible #InfectiousDiseases
Mucocutaneous Findings Kawasaki’s Disease - Patients present with diffuse red rash and fever with lymphadenopathy, strawberry
Mucocutaneous Findings Kawasaki ... diffuse red rash and fever ... Clinical #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Kawasaki #Disease
Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
Kawasaki Disease ... Management Summary Kawasaki ... Presentation: • Fever ... Diagnostic Criteria - Fever ... #rheumatology #pediatrics
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
suspected incomplete Kawasaki ... old on day ≥7 of fever ... within 10 d of fever ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Kawasaki #Disease
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Kawasaki and Incomplete Kawasaki Disease:
Diagnosis
* Fever >5d
* Criteria (4/5)
  -
Evaluation of Kawasaki ... and Incomplete Kawasaki ... Diagnosis * Fever ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Kawasaki #Disease