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Infectious Diseases Presenting with Rash

#InfectiousDisease #Infections #Rashes #Comparison #Table #Differential #Diagnosis
Infectious Diseases ... #InfectiousDisease ... #Infections #Rashes ... #Comparison #Table ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
pulmonary infection ... It can also cause ... Reported cases associated ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis ... #differential #infectiousdiseases
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
of Pregnancy (AFLP ... child * Severe cases ... TTPHUS #HELLP #AFLP ... obstetrics #hematology #diagnosis ... #table #comparison
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
are caused by members ... , Advanced HIV/AIDS ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... considered in certain cases ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Pleural Thickening/Masses ... Pneumonia • ARDS
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
diseases in HIV/AIDS ... edema; ARDS, Metastatic ... complex • Nodular/Masses ... tuberculosis Infectious ... #differential #diagnosis
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
child * Severe cases ... TTPHUS #HELLP #AFLP ... OBGyn #Hematology #Diagnosis ... #Comparison #Table
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
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: Bacterial infection ... oil gland of the lids ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... Stye #Chalazion #Comparison ... #Table
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
Haverhill fever caused ... Rash is usually ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... present in 15% of cases ... Demyelinating disease caused ... #AIDS #opportunistic ... #InfectiousDiseases