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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
most likely to cause ... It can also cause ... Reported cases associated ... #diagnosis #differential ... #infectiousdiseases
Causes of CSF Lymphocytic Pleocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Viral: Arbo, Adeno, Herpes, Entero, HIV
Fungal: Cryptococcus, Cocci, Histo,
Causes of CSF Lymphocytic ... Pleocytosis - Differential ... Sporothrix Bacterial: Mycobacteria ... (TB), M.pneumonia ... #neurology
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Differential diagnosis ... Zygomycetes • Mycobacterial ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Differential ... viral #fungal #Microbiology
Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Localized: 
 • Cervical: EBV, CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB, Lymphoma, Head /
Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB ... Acute HIV, EBV, Mycobacterial ... Lymphadenopathy #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... Negative Abscess - Differential ... antibiotics as a cause ... Negative #Abscess #Differential ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Causes of Encephalopathy ... - Differential ... Infectious (fungal, TB ... Encephalopathy #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Hepatic Abscess: Microbiology
Common Pathogens: E. Coli, K. pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes
Rare pathogens that can cause
Hepatic Abscess: Microbiology ... pathogens that can cause ... hepatic abscesses: Mycobacterium ... #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #liver
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes ... #Endocarditis #InfectiousDiseases ... #Microbiology #
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... Bacterial) • TB ... #Hematuria #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #urology #nephrology
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... • Bacterial: Mycobacterium ... #Infectious #Causes ... Insufficiency #AI #differential ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases