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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Travelers from ... Medical History: • Skin ... • Skin ulcers ... , amebic liver abscess ... #Returning #Traveler
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Clues to Infectious ... → Leptospirosis ... Schistosomiasis • Skin ... Rabies, cat scratch fever ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Abscess, bacteremia ... Causes: • Still's ... (Temp high in AM ... • Leptospirosis ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis
Fever After International Travel

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

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
Travel Infectious ... : • Leptospirosis ... African tick typhus (caused ... Life-Threatening Causes ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
Vibrio Vulnificus skin ... infection Cirrhosis ... Rapid onset of fever ... Vibrio #Vulnificus #skin ... legs #clinical #photo
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Blooms (HABs) Skin ... (Mycobacteria abscessus ... - Rhizopus Leptospirosis ... - And, in rare cases ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Presentation: Fever ... Manifestations: • Fever ... • Fever and weight ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Abscess: Marked swelling and redness is apparent just above antecubital fossa. This is caused by an
This is caused by ... innoculated under the skin ... during injection ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... #Fossa #Arm #UCSDH
Acute Purpura Fulminans Skin Rash on Physical Exam 
60 year old male ITP s/p splenectomy 
1d
Purpura Fulminans Skin ... rigors, diarrhea, nausea ... sick contacts, travel ... - BIDMC Infectious ... Rash #clinical #photo
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
conidia → Yeast → travel ... respiratory symptoms • Fever ... • Cough, fever ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases