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Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Disease Diagnosis ... → Leptospirosis ... Schistosomiasis • Skin ... Rabies, cat scratch fever ... Blood transfusion
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... symptoms - Headache, fever ... , abdominal pain ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
Fever After International Travel

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

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
Infections: • Leptospirosis ... of malaria diagnosed ... renal function • Blood ... culture; rapid diagnostic ... a chest film; blood-smear
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
GPA causes disease ... burning sensation or pain ... Differential Diagnosis ... vasculitis (inflamed blood ... #rash #diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Diagnosis Framework ... did not yield a diagnosis ... Red Flags: • Fever ... the patient • Blood ... • Skin changes
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
with systemic disease ... Inflammation and pain ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... , breast CA - Hematologic ... neutrophils in the blood
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint Pain ... arteritis • Bloody ... Scleroderma Thickened skin ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
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 ... lesions Abdominal pain ... (20%) Renal disease ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... Vasculitis: • Fevers ... pulses, bruis, or blood ... Large Vessel: Blood ... #rheumatology #
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
• Low-grade fever ... • Abdominal pain ... • Back pain ... patches on the skin ... be a clue • Blood