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Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Clues to Infectious ... → Leptospirosis ... Schistosomiasis • Skin ... Herpesvirus B infection ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
most likely to cause ... Primary skin and ... It can also cause ... #differential #infectiousdiseases ... #NTM
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Fever in Returning Travelers ... Medical History: • Skin ... • Skin ulcers ... Rickettsioses, bacterial skin ... Fever #Returning #Traveler
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... Infectious: Legionella ... Babesiosis, Malaria, Leptospirosis ... #bradycardia #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichiosis Infection

Landscaper w/ painless nodular rash of arm present for months wax and wane; diagnosis?
Lymphocutaneous
Sporotrichiosis Infection ... trauma leads to skin ... leishmania, Tb, NTM ... Sporotrichiosis #Infection ... #clinical #photo
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Cause Many Illnesses ... Pulmonary • Skin ... • M genavense Skin ... • M fortuitum Skin ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Tinea Versicolor: Scaly well demarcated patches caused by fungal skin infection.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD Catalog
demarcated patches caused ... by fungal skin ... infection. ... Images #Clinical #Photo
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Transplant Infections ... Staphylococci (skin ... Staphylococci (skin ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #infectiousdiseases
Fever After International Travel

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

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
, a common cause ... : • Leptospirosis ... fever - Another cause ... Life-Threatening Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

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