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Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Diagnosis and Management ... routine O&P • Clinical ... and -AFB is not clear ... cayetanensis #diagnosis #management ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Diagnosis and Management ... poor nutrition Clinical ... mucocutaneous changes, ocular ... • Delusions Ocular ... #AscorbicAcid #Pathophysiology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... improvement with Tx Management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Lung Abscess Management ... residual lesion or is clear
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... osteoarticular, pulmonary, ocular ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Summary
Pathogen: Larval stage of Taenia solium
Infection: Ingesting undercooked pork containing cysticerci in muscle tissue.
Clinical Course: ... seizures most common clinical ... Intraventricular, Orbital/Ocular ... NCC #parasites #infectiousdiseases ... Taenia #solium #management
Toxocariasis
Pathogen: Toxocara - worldwide distributed helminth 
Transmission: 
 • Dogs and cats are the major source
Migrans (VLM) • Ocular ... • History + clinical ... Toxocara #diagnosis #management ... #infectiousdiseases
Chemical Eye Injury: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Exogenous chemical to the eye and/or adnexa
 • Ammonia, sodium
Pathogenesis and clinical ... EMERGENCY: immediate management ... following initial management ... ChemicalInjury #Eye #Ocular ... #opthalmology #pathophysiology
Myopia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Axial length of eye -> Long axial length of the
Pathogenesis and clinical ... of the eye may alter ... of one or more ocular ... vision #Myopia #pathophysiology