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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... infection Cardinal Symptoms ... localizing signs ... or symptoms - Malaria ... #differential #diagnosis
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Fever of Unknown ... Workup • CNS symptoms ... thin smear • Signs ... values supporting hematologic ... UnknownOrigin #workup #diagnosis
Fever in Returning Traveler - ABCDE Mnemonic
A - Adventure - Where did the patient travel? 
B
Fever in Returning ... Undifferentiated fever ... exposures to onset of symptoms ... Contacts Infectious Diseases ... Mnemonic #history #diagnosis
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
to Infectious Disease ... Diagnosis in a ... rural → Geographic disease ... → Leptospirosis ... Rabies, cat scratch fever
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis
Some patients do not progress to severe disease. Others, rapidly develop severe disease
brief interval symptom ... -14 days): • Fever ... dysfunction) • Pulmonary ... Biphasic #Phases #Diagnosis ... #Illness #Signs
Criteria for Patients Under Investigation for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) / COVID-19

Fever or signs/symptoms of lower
or signs/symptoms ... and signs/symptoms ... AND A history of travel ... and signs/symptoms ... COVID19 #Criteria #Diagnosis
Signs of Chronic Liver Disease ( Cirrhosis )

#Diagnosis #Cirrhosis #Signs #Symptoms #Hepatology
Signs of Chronic ... Liver Disease ( ... Cirrhosis ) #Diagnosis ... #Cirrhosis #Signs ... #Symptoms #Hepatology
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... • Leptospirosis ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
Clinical: • Disease ... Constitutional: Fever ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis ... #Symptoms #Signs ... #Pulmonary
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
psittaci/avian, leptospirosis ... yersinia/rats, Q fever ... ) - Returning travelers ... Others: - Pulmonary ... NonResolving #Pneumonia #diagnosis