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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 Lifecycle ... to free living adults ... L3) larvae. 6) Infective ... 8) Parasitic adult ... #fuelleborni #LifeCycle
Infection-Related Cancers
Viruses:
 • HPV - Cervical, anogenital, head and neck, skin cancer
 • HTLV-1 - Adult
Infection-Related ... cancer • HTLV-1 - Adult ... Kaposi's sarcoma • EBV ... @drkeithsiau #Infection ... Associations #Cancers #oncology
Evaluation of Lymphadenopathy - Localized vs Generalized #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Honc #Lymphadenopathy #Localized #Generalized #Infectious #Malignancy
Generalized #Diagnosis #EM ... #Generalized #Infectious ... Algorithm #Ddxof #Oncology
Strongyloides Stercoralis Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle:
1) Rhabditiform larvae in the intestine are excreted in stool. 
2) Development into
Strongyloides Stercoralis Lifecycle ... into free-living adult ... L3) larvae. 6) Infective ... 8) Parasitic adult ... #stercoralis #LifeCycle
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
Pseudotumor - Infectious ... • EBV ... History of Bleeding, Infection ... Causes #Hematology #Oncology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Triggering factor (infection ... +++: Virus (EBV, ... diseases: SLE+++, Adult-onset ... Still disease, Infection ... biologics (CMV +++, EBV
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Diagnosis • Infection ... Brucellosis, Q fever, EBV ... carcinoma • Non-infectious ... , Sarcoidosis, Adult
Capillariasis - Capillaria philippinensis Life Cycle
1) Unembryonated, thick-shelled eggs passed in feces.
2) Eggs become embryonated in
in water. 3) Infective ... intermediate host. 4) Ingestion ... infected fish. 5) Adults ... philippinensis #LifeCycle
Ascaris lumbricoides - Ascariasis Life Cycle
1) Adults in small intestine
2) Fertilized egg - Unfertilized egg (will
Life Cycle 1) Adults ... with L3 larva 4) Ingestion ... embryonated eggs 5) Adults ... lumbricoides #Ascariasis #LifeCycle
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Epidemiology: young adults ... Immunosuppression (e.g., HIV), EBV ... infection, Autoimmune ... Etiology: - Infections ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology