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Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Chronic: - Cornea ... pituitary tumor) Acute ... Painful: Keratitis, Corneal ... - Unilateral, Painless ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Common Causes: ... Conjunctivitis, corneal ... Blepharitis Cornea ... Foreign body • Infectious ... • Corneal ulcer
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Vision Loss: • Corneal ... abrasion, Acute ... Retro-orbital hematoma, Infection-including ... Trauma Unilateral, Painless ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Acute Retroviral ... elevation • Nausea ... 14%), in which case ... • HIV-1 p24 core ... antibody test) Treatment
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Manifestations and Treatment ... responsible for most cases ... Presentation: Painless ... nephrotic syndrome, or acute ... hypertension and acute
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
disease caused ... family Route of infections ... Vector-borne (most ... weeks incubation Acute ... Romana's sign: painless
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Syndrome - Summary Acute ... Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... response preceding infection ... cardiomyopathy, Horner ... variants: (1) acute
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
of blood smear, acute ... Treatment is tetracycline ... often experience acute ... initiation of treatment ... Infectious Diseases
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
GrepMed Handbook Acute ... CNS inflammatory cause ... Eyecare (prevent corneal ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Cutaneous larva migrans skin Rash
25 F recent Caribbean vacation, walked barefoot on sand and now with
Strongyloides stercoralis infection ... host: penetrate corneal ... No treatment is ... Indiana University Infectious ... dermatology #clinical #photo