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Yersiniosis - Yersinia Enterocolitica

Clinical 
• Nausea and vomiting 
• Diarrhea 
• Abdominal pain 
• Fever 
Post-Infectious
Yersiniosis - Yersinia Enterocolitica ... Yersiniosis #Yersinia #Enterocolitica
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Yersiniaenterocolitica #Yenterocolitica
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
 •
Plague • Yersinia enterocolitica ... - Enterocolitis
Diagnostic criteria for Neutropenic Enterocolitis (NEC)
Major Criteria:
 • Neutropenia (ANC <500 x 10^9 cells/L)
 • Bowel
for Neutropenic Enterocolitis ... #Neutropenic #Enterocolitis
Pathogens Causing Bloody Diarrhea = SEECSY Mnemonic

SEECSY= Bloody diarrhea doesn’t sounds SEXY 
S = Salmonella
E =
Y = Yersinia Enterocolitica
Typhlitis - Neutropenic Enterocolitis

Pathophysiology:
 • Chemo → friable intestinal mucosa → bacterial translocation +/- perforation
Presentation:
 •
- Neutropenic Enterocolitis ... #Neutropenic #Enterocolitis
Causes of Acute Infectious Diarrhea
Noninflammatory Diarrhea
Viral - Noroviruses, astrovirus, adenovirus, Rotavirus, sapovirus
Protozoal - Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium,
Plesiomonas, Yersinia enterocolitica
Gastrointestinal Causes of Iron Deficiency Anemia
 • Mass lesions: Carcinoma, Large polyps
 • Inflammatory: Reflux esophagitis,
Ascariasis, Tuberculous enterocolitis
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
• Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Preterm Infant Complications - Differential Diagnosis
Respiratory:
 • Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN)
 • Respiratory Distress
• Necrotizing Enterocolitis