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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
: Leptospirosis, ... Rat-bite fever, ... differential #diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #table
Clinical Manifestations of Human Herpes Viruses (HHV)

Herpes simplex virus 1	HSV-1	Frequently subclinical (80-90%) Oral lesions (10-20%) congenital
20%) congenital infection ... Mononucleosis-like disease ... virus 7 HHV-7 Fever ... #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
., HIV), EBV infection ... - Pel-Ebstein fever ... Etiology: - Infections ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology ... #hematology
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
 •
Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection ... Ulceroglandular: Fever ... : • Severe Disease ... #management #treatment ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
) B symptoms → fevers ... Complications: 1) Infection ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #oncology ... #hematology #hemeonc
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... : • 80% have fever ... antibiotics once stable ... Intervention: - Fevers ... shows a small, stable
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
age, however the disease ... can mimic common infections ... following: • Fever ... : • Infection ... #hematology
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
early localized disease ... called "Bazin's disease ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential #diagnosis ... #dermatology #compared
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
with systemic disease ... Upper respiratory infection ... gastrointestinal infection ... Treatment: - Systemic ... #dermatology #oncology
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... • Treatment: ... useful for chronic infection ... #Management #Microbiology