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Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
FUO) - Further Workup ... thin smear • Signs ... values supporting hematologic ... UnknownOrigin #workup ... #diagnosis
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Travelers from ... Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... Medical History: • Skin ... without localizing signs ... #differential #diagnosis
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Infectious Disease Diagnosis ... → Leptospirosis ... Schistosomiasis • Skin ... Rabies, cat scratch fever ... Commercial sex worker
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Illness Script Signs ... Diagnosis: • Pancytopenia ... if neutropenic fever ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Erythematous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH

Characterized by diffuse redness of the skin due to
capillary congestion, erythematous
redness of the skin ... the Nikolsky sign ... staphylococcal scalded skin ... or Nikolsky sign ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
evaluation or workup ... organ-specific signs ... symptoms (eg, skin ... #Differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #eosinophilia
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
Maculopapular - Diagnostic ... Ill-appearing, vital sign ... instability - New-onset fever ... sulfa-drug - Skin ... #Dermatology #Rash
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... bartonella (oroya fever ... #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology #testing
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Presentation: • Fever ... Headaches • Pale skin ... recurrent infections/fevers ... #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Episcleritis Signs ... , breast CA - Hematologic ... Leukemia cutis Diagnosis ... Sweet #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #dermatology #oncology