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Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Travel History - ... in a Traveler ... Where did you travel ... uw_IMresidency #Travel ... #Traveler
Acute Purpura Fulminans Skin Rash on Physical Exam 
60 year old male ITP s/p splenectomy 
1d
rigors, diarrhea, nausea ... sick contacts, travel ... Vibrio, aeromonas, Capnocytophaga ... BIDMC_IDFellows #Capnocytophaga ... Rash #clinical #photo
Fever After International Travel

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

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
International Travel ... international travel ... Infections: • Leptospirosis ... patients who have traveled ... leptospira) #Fever #Travel
Acute Mountain Sickness - High Altitude
Incidence varies - rate increases with altitude and rate of ascent
Sickness - High Altitude ... 5% with rapid travel ... /o of fatigue, nausea ... acetazolamide for severe cases ... #AMS #diagnosis
Filariasis - Wuchereria bancrofti
30 yo F from India presents w/ painless immobile firm mass on the
any trauma or travel ... Diagnosis? ... Filariasis caused ... prompt accurate diagnosis ... bancrofti #clinical #photo