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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... Cardinal Symptoms ... localizing signs ... or symptoms - Malaria ... #differential #diagnosis
Fever in Returning Traveler - ABCDE Mnemonic
A - Adventure - Where did the patient travel? 
B
B - Body for syndrome ... Non-diarrheal), Skin ... exposures to onset of symptoms ... Ill Contacts Infectious ... Mnemonic #history #diagnosis
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Disease Diagnosis ... → Leptospirosis ... Schistosomiasis • Skin ... Rabies, cat scratch fever ... #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
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Episcleritis Signs ... and Symptoms: ... symptoms by days ... , breast CA - Hematologic ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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thickening Signs ... and Symptoms: ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #testing
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
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 ... Demyelinating syndromes ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome ... loss; CV, CNS, skin ... • Infectious ( ... Fungal, parasites; Travel ... #differential #diagnosis
SKIN RASHES 



Skin rashes can occur from a variety of factors, including infections, heat, allergens, immune
SKIN RASHES ... factors, including infections ... rapid and accurate diagnosis ... the presence of fever ... and systemic signs