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Rickettsialpox Eschar

40 homeless male from NY admitted with fever, chills, headache, myalgias. Diagnosis?
Rickettsialpox R akari classic
mouse mite so rickettsial ... cells as in other rickettsia ... vesicle swabs; other infections ... Indiana University Infectious ... Eschar #rakari #clinical
Causes of Erythema Nodosum
Common
 - Idiopathic (up to 55 percent)
 - Infections: streptococcal pharyngitis (28 to
55 percent) - Infections ... 1 percent) Infections ... Campylobacter spp., rickettsiae ... Differential #Diagnosis #Clinical
Rickettsiae: Spotted Fever group

R. rickettsii 
R. parkeri 
R. philipii / Rickettsia 364D
R. africae 
R. australis 
R.
Rickettsiae: Spotted ... Fever group R. rickettsii ... R. philipii / Rickettsia ... infection. ... #Rickettsiae #SpottedFever
#tachenoir #eschar #fever #Rash #rickettsia #rickettsial #parkeri #akari #africae #conorii #orientia #tsutsugamushi #tick #mite 
By Dr.
#fever #Rash #rickettsia ... #rickettsial #parkeri ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections
Typical therapeutic applications of Tetracyclines (Doxycycline)
Gram (+) cocci: Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-resistant strains), Streptococcus pneumoniae
Gram (+)
species Other: Rickettsia ... rickettsii #Tetracyclines
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
History - Clues to Infectious ... water → Giardia • Ingestions ... Herpesvirus B infection ... Zika - Tick → Rickettsia ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
and bacterial infections ... pneumonia • Rickettsial ... hours • Viral infections ... Typhoid fever • Rickettsiae ... Pyogenic/focal infection
IDSA Aspergillosis Treatment
 • Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA)
 • CNS aspergillosis
 • Cardiac Aspergillus infection
 •
Cardiac Aspergillus infection ... • Aspergillus infections ... of eye Infectious
MIAMI Mnemonic for Differential Diagnosis of Lymphadenopathy
Malignancies
 - Kaposi sarcoma, leukemias, lymphomas, metastases, skin neoplasms
Infections
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skin neoplasms Infections ... chancroid, cutaneous infections ... immunodeficiency virus, infectious ... Lyme disease, rickettsial
Causes of CSF Lymphocytic Pleocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Viral: Arbo, Adeno, Herpes, Entero, HIV
Fungal: Cryptococcus, Cocci, Histo,
, M.pneumonia, Rickettsia ... B.burgdoferi Non-infectious