What a start to the year! Honored to receive the Outstanding TAE award from @ESCMID Thank you ESCMID for the Honor! Thank you my mentor & my guide @DeepakIDdoc sir & other faculty at @IDacademics for your support #Blessed

My entire education-from school to DM & beyond-cost < ₹2 lakhs total KV school: ₹15–20k MBBS (Govt): ₹20k/yr, secured PM scholarship - Fees + Books MD JIPMER: No coll fees, ₹6k/yr - fr Hostel+ stipend DM AIIMS: ₹1.5k/3y with Rs 1k refunded + salary Did DTM&H from my salary

Why r visa agents still asking for husband’s NOC when a wife travels solo - even if she’s employed & paying herself?! No1 asks husbands for “wife’s permission” I’ve travelled to 15+ countries alone -nvr needed 1! It’s 2025! Time for systems (& mindsets) to upgrade #LetHerTravel

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🕵️‍♀️ The Sherlock Holmes of Medicine — Infectious Diseases. Because every diagnosis tells a story worth solving #MedTwitter #IDtwitter @CidsIndia

#InfectiousDiseases is never algorithmic. It’s never monotonous. It evolves every minute, every second If you ask me - it’s a branch that will never grow old!🌱 #Medicine #LearningEveryDay #IDPhysician

Every patient teaches you something new: 💡 A rare side effect from an antibiotic you’ve used for years 💡 A unique presentation of a familiar infection That’s the beauty of this field — it constantly humbles and surprises you. #MedicalEducation #ClinicalMicrobiology

People often ask me — “Why ID?” How do I explain the thrill of cracking the mystery - finding the cause of fever, seeing your patient respond, & walking again after being bedridden for weeks? That’s the instant reward of #InfectiousDiseases 💫 #MedTwitter #IDTwitter

9️⃣ 🧠 Syphilis is increasing! The great masquerade is back- wearing many faces 👉 So the next time the diagnosis seems elusive.. Always think Syphilis #IDTwitter #MedTwitter #ClinicalPearls #Syphilis #OcularSyphilis #Neurosyphilis #InfectiousDiseases #LearnWithDrAkshatha @cidsin

8️⃣ Infectious diseases often whisper before they shout. This one whispered from the palms and soles, before shouting through the eyes.

7️⃣ ⚠️ Important reminders: 💥 Benzathine penicillin has no CNS penetration. 💥 Procaine penicillin is often unavailable — Ceftriaxone works well. 💥 Steroids alone likely worsened his infection — suppressed inflammation, fueled Treponema pallidum.

6️⃣ 💉 What should have been done: Lumbar puncture for CSF analysis Aqueous crystalline penicillin G 18–24 MU/day IV (3–4 MU q4h) × 10–14 days Alternative: Ceftriaxone 2 g IV/IM daily × 10–14 days Close follow-up with ophthalmology

5️⃣ What was missed? Something glaring since Day 1 👇 Those “psoriatic” lesions were actually the classic palmo-plantar rash of secondary syphilis. And the “recurrent uveitis”? That was ocular syphilis, i.e. neurosyphilis until proven otherwise.

4️⃣ During a uveitis work-up, someone ordered VDRL and TPHA — both positive. He received “penicillin shots for 3 days” and was told he was “treated.” Months later — same blurred vision, same diagnosis, same positive tests.

3️⃣ Then came blurred vision. Labeled as anterior uveitis. Treated with topical steroids → oral steroids → methotrexate.

2️⃣ He said, “Doctor, I haven’t been well for almost a year.” It began with dark patches on palms and soles. Diagnosed outside as palmo-plantar psoriasis.

#IDtwitter #medtwitter A 🧵 The Case That Spoke Through the Eyes 1️⃣ A 55-year-old gentleman came to OPD with a referral — “Recurrent anterior uveitis – please evaluate" As is often the case in Infectious Diseases, the story started long before that note @CidsIndia

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