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Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Acute bacterial endocarditis ... • Infective endocarditis ... • Gonococcal endocarditis ... • Leptospirosis ... • Leptospirosis
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
or symptoms - Malaria ... infective endocarditis ... pulmonary embolism, malaria ... , brucellosis, malaria ... mononucleosis, infective endocarditis
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
→ Risk of malaria ... → Leptospirosis ... Rabies, cat scratch fever ... (bartonella), Simian ... - Mosquito → Malaria
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
inclusions - If infection ... suspected, consider malaria ... , bartonella (oroya ... fever), babesia
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Culture (-): • Bartonella ... night sweats, fever ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
psittacosis) Cats - Bartonella ... (sandfly), Bartonella ... Leptospira interrogans (leptospirosis ... phagocytophilum, Babesia ... Comprehensive Review of Infectious
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
psittacosis) Cats - Bartonella ... (sandfly), Bartonella ... Leptospira interrogans (leptospirosis ... phagocytophilum, Babesia ... Comprehensive Review of Infectious
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Culture Negative: • Bartonella ... night sweats, fever ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers