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Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
other as well as never ... febrilepodcast] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Microbiology ... #Differential #Ddx
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Lymphadenopathy • Fevers ... weeks without infection ... cells can indicate disease ... Scoring system: DDX ... microglobulin Treatment
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
extramedullary disease ... Headaches, bone pain, fever ... plaques) AML Dx ... Lymphadenopathy • HSM • Fevers ... #Hematology #Oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
• Most common leukemia ... ) B symptoms → fevers ... Complications: 1) Infection ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... #oncology #hematology
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 ... DDX: - Pyoderma ... Treatment: - Systemic
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
• Periodic fever ... kidney failure DDX ... SLE], AOSD) • Infection ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Rheumatology
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 thymoma DDX ... virus (EBV) • Leukemia ... aplastic anemia Treatment
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... night sweats, fever ... Glomerulonephritis DDX ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Macrocytic anemia DDX ... Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia ... • Hairy Cell Leukemia ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... • Parvovirus infection
TAFRO

TAFRO syndrome was first described in 2010, standing for:
- Thrombocytopenia
- Anasarca
- Fever
- Reticulin fibrosis
- Organomegaly

TAFRO syndrome
- Anasarca - Fever ... 40 years old DDX ... severe fever with ... Hypoalbuminemia Treatment ... diagnosis #management #rheumatology