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Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Travel History - ... Clues to Infectious ... Disease Diagnosis ... → Leptospirosis ... #differential #Diagnosis
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
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Leptospirosis Pathogen ... non-productive cough, nausea ... disease ARDS Diagnosis ... #Leptospira #microbiology ... #diagnosis #treatment
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus ... dogs & latter can cause ... gram-negative bacillus cause ... the key to the diagnosis ... dermatology #clinical #photo
Cat-Related Zoonoses - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Saliva: Bartonella henselae, Pasteurella multocida, Rabies, Capnocytophaga, Tularemia, Cowpox
- Differential Diagnosis ... multocida, Rabies, Capnocytophaga ... Dipylidium caninum, Leptospirosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Microbiology #
Fever After International Travel

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

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
Infections: • Leptospirosis ... African tick typhus (caused ... of malaria diagnosed ... culture; rapid diagnostic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis ... International travel ... • Anorexia, Nausea ... , Weight loss Diagnosis ... management #treatment #microbiology
Capnocytophaga
GNR with long fusiform shape.  Fastidious facultative anaerobe that grows slowly and needs enriched agar
C.
Capnocytophaga GNR ... = most common cause ... InfectiousDiseases #Capnocytophaga ... #Infection #Diagnosis ... #Cats #Dogs #Microbiology
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