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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Travelers from ... Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... without localizing signs ... • Abdominal pain ... #differential #diagnosis
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
to Infectious Disease ... Diagnosis in a ... → Leptospirosis ... Schistosomiasis • Skin ... Rabies, cat scratch fever
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Fever of Unknown ... thin smear • Signs ... Clinical findings of PAN ... values supporting hematologic ... UnknownOrigin #workup #diagnosis
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
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Associated with Joint Pain ... • Rheumatic fever ... #joint #pain #skin ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis
Some patients do not progress to severe disease. Others, rapidly develop severe disease
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis ... -14 days): • Fever ... vomiting, abdominal pain ... Biphasic #Phases #Diagnosis ... #Illness #Signs
Diagnostic criteria for Neutropenic Enterocolitis (NEC)
Major Criteria:
 • Neutropenia (ANC <500 x 10^9 cells/L)
 • Bowel
Diagnostic criteria ... 30mm length) • Fever ... • Abdominal pain ... #criteria #hematology ... #oncology
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
(SLE) General: Fever ... Sjögrens (15%) Skin ... (20%) Renal disease ... erythematosus #signs ... #rheumatology
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
symptoms - Headache, fever ... Nausea, abdominal pain ... Disorientation, vertigo Diagnostic ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Adult Onset Still's Disease - Yamaguchi Criteria
Major criteria:
 - Fever >= 39C lasting >= 1 weeks
criteria: - Fever ... weeks - Typical skin ... with concomitant fever ... Yamaguchi #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #Major #Minor #Rheumatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Clinical triad: Fever ... Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin ... Differential Diaqnoses ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology