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Causes of Biliary Dilatation - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy, Opioid dependence, Post-sphincterotomy
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Causes of Biliary ... Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy ... cyst, Caroli's disease ... #Dilatation #causes ... diagnosis #hepatology #gastroenterology
Clonorchiasis - Clonorchis sinensis Life Cycle
1) Embryonated eggs passed in feces.
2) Eggs ingested by the snail
6) Adults in biliary ... Clonorchis #sinensis #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Causes of Fat Malabsorption - Differential Diagnosis
Biliary Duct Obstruction
 • Autoimmune— PBC, PSC
 • Infection— liver
Causes of Fat Malabsorption ... Differential Diagnosis Biliary ... , celiac disease ... • IBD- CD, UC ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Fasciola hepatica - Liver Fluke Life Cycle - Fascioliasis 
Ruminants are the typical definitive hosts.
1) Unembroynated
parenchyma to biliary ... flukes in hepatic biliary ... hepatica #LiverFluke #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
African Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma brucei gambiense & Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense Life Cycle
1) Tsetse fly takes a
Trypomastigotes multiply by binary ... tryposmatigotes multiply by binary ... #Trypanosoma #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
a blood meal (passes ... Amastigotes multiply by binary ... TrypanosomaCruzi #Tcruzi #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Amebiasis - Balamuthia mandrillaris Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans
, disseminated disease ... #mandrillaris #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Amebiasis - Acanthamoeba Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans in
or disseminated disease ... , disseminated disease ... #Acanthamoeba #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... →Activation of CD8 ... • Autoimmune diseases ... Adult-onset Still disease ... Drugs, Unknown cause
Clonorchis sinensis (Chinese or oriental liver fluke) Life Cycle

The trematode Clonorchis sinensis (Chinese or oriental liver
foodborne pathogen and cause ... of liver disease ... discharged in the biliary ... sinensis #liverfluke #LifeCycle ... #Parasite #CDC