Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 β€’ Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
underlying lung disease ... as disseminated disease ... It can also cause ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis ... #differential #infectiousdiseases
Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Invasive fungal infections ... Risk Factors, Disease ... Characteristics, Diagnostic ... Tools, First-Line Treatment ... #InfectousDiseases
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 β€’ Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal ... disease β€’ Myasthenia ... Sarcoidosis β€’ Infections ... Myopathy #mimics #diagnosis ... #neurology
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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reaction - Helminth infection ... Rare causes: ... aspergillosis - Viral infections ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes
3 Stages of Lyme Disease 
Early Lyme Disease 
 - Erythema migrans 
 - Constitutional symptoms
Acute Disseminated Infection ... Cutaneous - Neurologic ... - Neurologic ... #Stages #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis
Demyelinating Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
 β€’ Inflammatory: MS, ADEM, NMO, Paraneoplastic, Sjogren's, Polyarteritis nodosa, SLE
 β€’
Demyelinating Diseases ... - Differential Diagnosis ... nodosa, SLE β€’ Infectious ... Demyelinating #Diseases ... #causes #neurology
Reversible Neurocognitive Disorders (Reversible Causes of "Dementia")
 β€’ Structural/Mass: Subdural Hematoma, NPH, Intracranial tumor
 β€’ Infection:
Disorders (Reversible Causes ... Intracranial tumor β€’ Infection ... , Whipple's disease ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Palsy (70-75%), Infection ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #neurology #sparing
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 β€’ Dehydration
 β€’ Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 β€’ Liver failure
- Post-infectious ... tubular necrosis (causes ... Urinary tract infection ... Classification #diagnosis ... #nephrology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 β€’ Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 β€’ Other
Chorioretinitis β€’ Diagnosis ... multiple lesions Infectious ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #radiology ... #neurology