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Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle
1) Eggs containing rhabditiform larvae passed in feces.
2) Rhabditiform larvae hatch in environment.
Strongyloides fuelleborni ... passed in feces. 2) ... Parasitic Cycle ... #Strongyloides # ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Strongyloides Stercoralis Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle:
1) Rhabditiform larvae in the intestine are excreted in stool. 
2) Development into
Strongyloides Stercoralis ... excreted in stool. 2) ... Parasitic Cycle: ... #Strongyloides # ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Causes of Pediatric Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious:
 • Viral
 • Bacterial
 • Parasitic
Malabsorption:
 • Lactase
Causes of Pediatric ... Bacterial • Parasitic ... • Short Bowel Syndrome ... Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
body aspiration, Parasitic ... Strongyloides, Ascaris ... Churg-Strauss syndrome
Strongyloides stercoralis on Microscopy (Duodenal Fluid)

38 year old male truck driver in Buenos Aires.  Kidney
is a threadworm parasite ... free-living and parasitic ... The main parasite ... hyperinfection syndrome ... #microbiology #parasite
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Prader-Willi Syndrome ... disomy: inheriting 2 ... Obesity -> Type 2 ... #genetics #pathophysiology ... #peds #pediatrics
Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome Temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection (PIMS-TS)
Clinical features
all: fever > 101.3 F
most: oxygen
Pediatric Inflammatory ... Multisystem Syndrome ... with SARS-CoV-2 ... neck swelling #Pediatrics ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome
Strongyloides Stercoralis on sputum microscopy
As many suggested this was strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome.
Infection is initiated by
Strongyloides Stercoralis ... hyperinfection syndrome ... whole cycle takes 2- ... Unlike other parasites ... Hyperinfection syndrome
Tetralogy of Fallot Summary
 • Anatomy
 • Incidence
 • Pathophysiology
 • Presentation
 • Common Variants
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• Incidence • Pathophysiology ... Associated Genetic Syndromes ... cardiology #peds #pediatrics
Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) vs. Kawasaki Disease
CDC Case Definition for MIS-C;
 • < 21
Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome ... hospitalization • >2 ... diagnosis #peds #pediatrics ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome