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Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Leptospirosis Pathogen ... : Leptospira (interrogans ... non-productive cough, nausea ... #Leptospira #microbiology ... #diagnosis #treatment
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... endocarditis, malaria • Leptospira ... Causes: • Still's ... • Leptospirosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
purulent nodules Caused ... fungal ringworm infection ... Hair loss • Fever ... Lymphadenopathy Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
common route of infection ... • Prodrome: fever ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
: • Leptospirosis ... of malaria diagnosed ... culture; rapid diagnostic ... Zika virus or leptospira ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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transmission as zoonotic infection ... • Anorexia, Nausea ... diarrhea, Low-grade fever ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Causes: - Idiopathic ... Upper respiratory infection ... gastrointestinal infection ... Treatment: - Systemic ... #dermatology #oncology
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
, the infection ... ) ▪ Malaise, fever ... resembling rashes caused ... Syphilis #Rash #Diagnosis ... Clinical #Photo #Dermatology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Presentation: • Fever ... /fevers • Thrombocytopenia ... and petechiae Causes ... aplastic anemia Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Lymphadenopathy • Fevers ... weeks without infection ... phenomenon CLL Diagnosis ... lymphocyte > 5000/microL ... microglobulin Treatment