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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Fever in Returning ... Travelers from ... Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... #Returning #Traveler ... #differential #diagnosis
Fever in Returning Traveler - ABCDE Mnemonic
A - Adventure - Where did the patient travel? 
B
Fever in Returning ... Undifferentiated fever ... Non-diarrheal), Skin ... #Returning #Traveler ... Mnemonic #history #diagnosis
Fever in the Returning Traveler - History
Exposure History:
 • Street foods / Local water: entenc fever,
Fever in the Returning ... Traveler - History ... schistosomiasis, leptospirosis ... #Returning #Traveler ... #History #diagnosis
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Fever of Unknown ... head/spine • Returning ... in a Returning ... values supporting hematologic ... UnknownOrigin #workup #diagnosis
Fever identification guide to differentiation and diagnosis in tropical and subtropical regions
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#Fever #Tropical
Fever identification ... differentiation and diagnosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Traveler #Tropics ... #Returning #Table
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Infectious Disease Diagnosis ... → Leptospirosis ... Schistosomiasis • Skin ... Rabies, cat scratch fever ... #differential #Diagnosis
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 ... /farm) - Returning ... travelers (e.g. ... NonResolving #Pneumonia #diagnosis
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
brown sputum, fever ... loss; CV, CNS, skin ... Fungal, parasites; Travel ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Fever in the Returning International Traveler
Investigations after comprehensive physical examination including thorough skin examination: 
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Fever in the Returning ... including thorough skin ... Undifferentiated fever ... #Returning #Traveler ... management #workup #diagnosis
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
symptoms - Headache, fever ... Disorientation, vertigo Diagnostic ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table