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Lemierre's Syndrome - Microbiology

The bacteria most associated with Lemierre’s is Fusobacterium necrophorum.

#Lemierres #Syndrome #Bacteria #Differential #Causes
Lemierre's Syndrome ... - Microbiology ... #Lemierres #Syndrome ... #Bacteria #Differential ... #Causes #Microbiology
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Transverse View

Male with high fever and right
on Neck POCUS with ... Male with high fever ... Recent history of ... Differential/diagnosis ... case.
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
Causes of Relative Bradycardia
 • Infectious Causes: Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Dissociation Causes ... • Infectious Causes ... Babesiosis, Malaria, Leptospirosis ... Non-Infectious Causes ... #bradycardia #differential
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... , Typhoid fever, ... Babesiosis, Malaria, Leptospirosis ... #bradycardia #Causes ... #differential #
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
BPM INFECTIOUS CAUSES ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis ... OTHER CAUSES ... help hone your differential ... Dissociation #diagnosis #differential
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Sagittal View

Male with high fever and right
on Neck POCUS with ... Male with high fever ... Recent history of ... Differential/diagnosis ... case.
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... Diagnoses Medical History ... Schistosomiasis, leptospirosis ... , leptospirosis, ... Returning #Traveler #differential
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Causes of Fever ... Origin (FUO) - Differential ... Lemierre's syndrome ... vasculitis to cause ... #Origin #FUO #Differential
Fever in the Returning Traveler - History
Exposure History:
 • Street foods / Local water: entenc fever,
Traveler - History ... Exposure History ... schistosomiasis, leptospirosis ... Returning #Traveler #History ... #diagnosis #differential
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
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Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever ... necrophorum - Lemierre ... IDSA #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #bacteria ... #microbiology