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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
skin infection, african ... trypanosomiasis ... tuberculosis, American ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary ... eosinophilia - Tropical pulmonary
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Leptospirosis Pathogen ... failure • Severe pulmonary ... manifestations • MAT microscopic ... #Leptospira #microbiology ... #diagnosis #treatment
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease (American ... trypanosomiasis ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... • Treatment: ... Diagnosis #Management #Microbiology
Fever in the Returning Traveler - History
Exposure History:
 • Street foods / Local water: entenc fever,
Fever in the Returning ... water: entenc fever ... arboviruses, Rickettsia, African ... trypanosomiasis ... schistosomiasis, leptospirosis
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... to rnonths • Fever ... , hemoptysis Treatment ... Abscess #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
psittaci/avian, leptospirosis ... yersinia/rats, Q fever ... polyangiitis, microscopic ... Others: - Pulmonary ... abnormalities (Pulmonary
Identification of Trypanosoma brucei vs Trypanosoma cruzi
The best, easiest way to distinguish Trypanosoma species: size of
cruzi: - South American ... Trypanosomiasis ... amastigotes in tissue (never ... comparison #diagnosis #microbiology ... #blood #smear #microscopy
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease (American ... trypanosomiasis ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... • Treatment: ... Diagnosis #Management #Microbiology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Chagas Disease - American ... Trypanosomiasis ... Chagas disease (American ... trypanosomiasis ... mild (malaise, fever
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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reported in Latin America ... diarrhea, Low-grade fever ... Established via stool microscopy ... Treatment: • TMP-SMX-DS ... #microbiology #