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Splinter haemorrhages, Osler’s nodes, Janeway lesions, Roth spots

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Infective endocarditis

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Retinitis in HIV patient

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CMV

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Rose spots

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Typhoid fever

Salmonella typhi

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Acid-fast bacilli, ZN stain

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TB

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Gohn focus

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TB

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Homeless man

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TB

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Strawberry tongue

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Scarlet fever

Group A streptococcus

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Koplik’s spots

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Measles

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Thick and thin films

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Malaria

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IVDU

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Tricuspid regurgitation secondary to staph aureus IE

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Non-caseating granuloma

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Wegener’s, Sarcoidosis, Crohn’s

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Low CD4 count

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HIV

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Purple spots in a HIV patient

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Kaposi’s sarcoma

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Acute and direct convalescent serology four-fold rising titre

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Influenza

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Urinary antigen positive (3)

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Legionella
Strep. pneumoniae
Mycoplasma

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Infections in asplenic patients (3)

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Encapsulated bacteria

Strep. pneumoniae
Haemophilus influenzae
Neisseria meningitidis

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Maculopapular rash

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HIV seroconversion

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India ink stain

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Cryptococcus in HIV

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Gram negative obligate intracellular organism

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Chlamydia

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Flask-shaped ulcers, PAS-positive trophozoites

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Amoebiasis

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Calcification in the brain after HIV

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Toxoplasmosis

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Boat-shaped cells

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PCP

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Squamous cell carcinoma of bladder and infected

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Schistosomiasis

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Pseudohyphae

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Candidiasis

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Red papules are evident in the web spaces
Scabies
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Sewer worker
Leptospirosis
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Mozzarella pizza on fundoscopy
CMV retinitis
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Osteomyelitis in sickle cell patient (organism)
Salmonella
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TB drug side effects
``` Red-green colour blindness Peripheral neuropathy Gout Red urine and tears TB drug side effects ``` Red-green colour blindness - ethambutol Peripheral neuropathy - isoniazid Gout - pyrazinamide Red urine and tears - rifampicin
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Causes of rigors (4)
Cholangitis Pneumonia Pyelonephritis Sepsis
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Bat bite
Rabies
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Diplopia + photophobia + cardiorespiratory failure after camping
Botulism
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Brushfire on fundoscopy
CMV retinitis
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Owl's eyes intranuclear inclusions
CMV
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Bird droppings (2)
Chlamydia psitacci | Campylobacter jejuni
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Lymphogranuloma venerum
Chlamydia trachomatis
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Painless chancre (genital ulcer)
Syphillis
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IE in community
Strep viridans
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IE in hospital
Staph. epidermidis
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Meningitis-causing organism resistant to cephalosporins
Listeria
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Rice water stool | Gm –ve
Cholera
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Bloody diarrhoea | Gm –ve
Shigella
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Traveller’s diarrhoea | Enterotoxigenic
E-Coli
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Gm –ve, motile bacilli Rose spots Gradual onset
S
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Gm +ve Pseudomembranous colitis White/yellow plaques Tx: IV metronidazole/vancomycin
C. difficile
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Self-limiting Hx of poultry or unpasteurised milk Gm –ve corkscrew/flagella
Campylobacter
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Plague | Gm –ve anaerobe
Yersinia
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Flask-shaped ulcers Bloody diarrhoea RUQ pain --> liver abscesses
Enteroamoeba
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``` Eastern Europe/Russia Hikers Foul smelling stools + gas Cysts and pear shaped trophozoites Watery diarrhoea Malabsorption of protein ```
Giardia
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Reheated rice/Chinese takeaway | Sudden vomiting, minimal diarrhoea
B. cereus
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Malaise, mild fever, headache Muscular aches and pains A: birds, B: seals, C: pigs
Influenza
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``` Retrobulbar headache Rash, facial flushing RNA virus Dengue shock syndrome à haemorrhagic fever ```
Dengue Fever
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``` Falciparum – worst Malaise, headache, D&V Plasmodium ovale/vivax stay in system (V&O do not go) Chloroquine (old = quinine) ```
Malaria
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Latent infection RIPE: - Rifampcicin: orange secretions - Isoniazid: peripheral neuropathy, drug interactions - Pyrazinamid: hepatotoxicity - Ethambutol: optic neuritis (red-green colourblindness)
TB
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HHV: cold sore/genital
HHV I/II
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HHV: varicella zoster (chicken pox/shingles)
HHV III
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HHV: EBV, infectious mononucleosis
HHV IV
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HHV: CMV, immunocomprimised Fever, pneumonitis, colitis, hepatitis, retinitis, CNS
HHV V
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HHV: Children (rosida)
HHV VI/VII
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HHV: Kaposi’s sarcoma
HHV VIII
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Cutaneous: itchy papules, ulcer with raised edges Visceral: lymphadenopathy Mucocutaneous: lips/nose/pharynx Protazoa Spread by sandflies
Leishmaniasis
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Parasitic worms spread by freshwater snails “Swimmer’s itch” Kayama fever: fever, rash, myalgia, diarrhoea, hepatosplenomegaly Eventually chronic in myenteric veins
Schistosomiasis
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``` Spread by ticks Rural/woodland areas Erythema migrans, myalgia, fever, headache, malaise Bulls eye appearance ```
Lyme Disease
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STI --> septic arthritis
Neisseria Gonnorhoea
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Gm –ve Currant jelly sputum Staghorn calculi
Klebsiella
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Pneumocystis jiroveci | CD4
PCP (symptoms worse than CXR)
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Itchy papular rash | Skin burrows
Scabies
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Sardonic smile | Cut on rusty metal
Tetanus
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PML AIDS-defining Alien hand
JC Virus
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Ring enhancing features on CT
Toxoplasmosis
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HIV +ve Dry cough and SOB Normal CXR
Pneumocystis carinii (symptoms worse than CXR)
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Low Na, forgetful SOB, muscle cramps Air conditioning unit --> travel
Legionella

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