Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 β€’ Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup and Management ... Complications β€’ Ocular ... week to assess ocular ... IDSA #Guidelines #Management ... #candidiasis #treatment
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 β€’ Treatment: Topical steroids
 β€’ Prevention: Colchicine
 β€’ Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment ... Ulcers: β€’ Treatment ... refractory lesions Ocular ... disease #Syndrome #Treatment ... #management #pharmacology
Syphilis - CDC 2021 Treatment Guidelines
Recommended Regimen:
 β€’ Primary, secondary, and early latent: adults (including pregnant
Syphilis - CDC 2021 Treatment ... Neurosyphilis, ocular ... #CDC #CDC2021 #Treatment ... #Guidelines #Management
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash Β± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
β€’ Ocular: uveitis ... Disease #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Herpes Zoster Treatment
Acyclovir x 7-14 days
 - Age > 50
 - Severe rash or pain
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Herpes Zoster Treatment ... Post-Herpetic Neuralgia Ocular ... Ophthalmologist with ocular ... Herpes #Zoster #Treatment ... #shingles #management
Neurosyphilis - Treponema pallidum - Diagnosis Algorithm
Lumbar Puncture Indications:
 β€’ Neuro / Ocular symptoms
 β€’ HIV
Indications: β€’ Neuro / Ocular ... CD4 count) β€’ Treatment ... Elevated Protein Treatment ... Lumbar #puncture #management
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 β€’ Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Manifestations and Treatment ... Symmetric macular ... Headache, meningitis, ocular ... stages #diagnosis #management ... #Treatment
Gonococcal Infections (Gonorrhea) - CDC 2021 Treatment Guidelines
Recommended Regimen:
 β€’ Uncomplicated infections of the cervix, urethra,
Gonorrhea) - CDC 2021 Treatment ... for adults β€’ Ocular ... #CDC #CDC2021 #Treatment ... #Guidelines #Management
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 β€’ an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
Treatment: β€’ Symptomatic ... treatment Of ocular ... myasthenic crisis, treatment ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #treatment
Treatment Recommendations for Syphilis in Non-Pregnant Adults by Syphilis Stage

Incubating Infection, Primary, Secondary, Early Latent Syphilis:
Treatment Recommendations ... Neurosyphilis or Ocular ... #Syphilis #Management ... Primary #Latent #Treatment