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Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Travel History - ... Clues to Infectious ... in a Traveler ... Where did you travel ... #Traveler
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Peripheral blood ... HTN) • Recent travel ... Fevers, DAT (-) → Infection ... #Algorithm #causes
Acute Purpura Fulminans Skin Rash on Physical Exam 
60 year old male ITP s/p splenectomy 
1d
Purpura Fulminans Skin ... sick contacts, travel ... Your blood cxs identify ... - BIDMC Infectious ... #photo
Fever After International Travel

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

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
International Travel ... international travel ... : • Leptospirosis ... patients who have traveled ... leptospira) #Fever #Travel
Cutaneous larva migrans skin Rash
25 F recent Caribbean vacation, walked barefoot on sand and now with
migrans skin Rash ... . diagnosis? ... may be seen in travelers ... self-limited Diagnosis ... dermatology #clinical #photo
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
Bandemia, AKI. ... dogs & latter can cause ... gram-negative bacillus cause ... the key to the diagnosis ... #clinical #photo
Cutaneous Mucormycosis Eschar
30 M HIV cd4 10 VL 30k traumatic injury of arm few months ago
Diagnosis? ... trauma, aplastic anemia ... hyphae invading blood ... Indiana University Infectious ... #clinical #photo
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
sudden onset of a rash ... - Rash: multiple ... Most common extra cutaneous ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... neutrophils in the blood
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
conidia → Yeast → travel ... • Major blood ... osteomyelitis or skin ... • Cutaneous infection ... have positive blood
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
-> AML: Blast crises ... - infiltrates (anemia ... violaceous, nontender cutaneous ... CLL -> Invade Skin ... Hematology #Oncology #Diagnosis