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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Travelers from ... Regions - Frequent Differential ... Diagnoses Medical ... #differential # ... diagnosis #tropical
Fever in the Returning Traveler - History
Exposure History:
 • Street foods / Local water: entenc fever,
Traveler - History ... , travellers' diarrhea ... schistosomiasis, leptospirosis ... #History #diagnosis ... #differential
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Leptospirosis ... Schistosomiasis • Skin ... Rabies, cat scratch fever ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections #differential ... #Diagnosis #Traveler
Erythematous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH

Characterized by diffuse redness of the skin due to
capillary congestion, erythematous
redness of the skin ... an anaphylactic reaction ... or an exposure reaction ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #Differential
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 ... NonResolving #Pneumonia #diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Meningitis • Skin ... • Transfusion reaction ... #Differential #
Vesiculobullous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vesicles Fragile/EasiIy Ruptured - Intraepidermal blisters, possibly crusts/erosions
 - Inflammatory
Vesiculobullous Skin ... Rash - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
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Skin Conditions ... • Rheumatic fever ... Sarcoidosis #dermatology ... #rashes #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
characterized by extensive skin ... Criteria for Diagnosis ... Fever >38.5 2. ... Skin involvement ... Resolution > 15 days Differentials
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
brown sputum, fever ... loss; CV, CNS, skin ... Fungal, parasites; Travel ... Diseases #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison