We are looking for physical exam (traditional and POCUS) signs relevant to infectious diseases clinical practice. Examples include skin lesions due to disseminated fusariosis, POCUS images of a renal abscess, or key ID mimickers such as tattoo granulomas in a patient with sarcoidosis.
In order to protect patient privacy, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) rules and regulations apply within the United States for any material that is potentially identifiable. We take this very seriously. For this reason, a signed patient consent form must be submitted for any images/multimedia files that are potentially identifiable. Patient consent forms can be found below.
All submissions and inquiries can be sent to contact@infdisatlas.org.
Submission Guidelines:
Include the following items:
- Physical Exam Sign name
- Multimedia file
a. Photos, should be high resolution
b. Videos - Patient consent form (if applicable)
- Short clinical vignette (1 paragraph max)
- Description of exam technique (if applicable)
a. Eg – if describing pulsus paradoxus in a patient with purulent pericarditis, description of performing the exam maneuver should be included - Evidence supporting use of the physical exam sign (likelihood ratios, etc.)
- Short description of the relevant disease state
a. Eg – for images of disseminated Fusarium cutaneous lesions, provide brief illness script for disseminated Fusarium infection - References (max 3)
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