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By Marcela Santana @Marcelaaos via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com @febrilepodcast]
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#Microbiology #Micro
#Leptospirosis #Leptospira #management
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Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis
Some patients do not progress to severe disease. Others, rapidly develop severe disease
Biphasic Illness ... of Leptospirosis ... -14 days): • Fever ... maculopapular rash ... Washington University ID
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
: • Still's disease ... Causes: • Still's ... periodic syndrome Biphasic ... feverLeptospirosis ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis
#tachenoir #eschar #fever #Rash #rickettsia #rickettsial #parkeri #akari #africae #conorii #orientia #tsutsugamushi #tick #mite 
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tachenoir #eschar #fever ... #Rash #rickettsia ... febrilepodcast] #ID ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #Microbiology #
ID Approach to Fever and Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm
Central Maculopapular (most common):
Measles, Parvovirus 819 / EBV,
ID Approach to Fever ... and Rash - Diagnostic ... WNV, Mycoplasma, Leptospirosis ... , Mycoplasma), Infective ... #Rash #Febrile
Anaplasma Infection - Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Pathophysiology: 
 • Obligate, intracellular bacteria
 • Transmitted via blacklegged tick —
Anaplasma Infection ... after bite • Fever ... myalgias, shaking chills ... • Rash is rare ... #diagnosis #microbiology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's ... Clinical triad: Fever ... arthritis, Skin rash ... Diaqnoses: • Infectious ... Disease #diagnosis #management
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
Adult-Onset Still's ... : High spiking fever ... maculopapular rash ... #AdultOnset #Stills ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
common route of infection ... • Prodrome: fever ... , chills, myalgias ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #microbiology
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Diagnosis and Management ... syndrome: • Fever ... , chills, generalized ... gonorrhea #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #