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Recommended Follow-up of Treated Syphilis Cases

EVIDENCE OF TREATMENT FAILURE OR POSSIBLE REINFECTION
• Persistence or recurrence of
Cases EVIDENCE ... recurrence of signs ... and symptoms • ... and symptoms • ... Management #Guidelines #CDC
Syphilitic gummas in Tertiary syphilis
Tertiary syphilitic gummas may mimic basal cell carcinoma. The gummatous tumors are
gummas in Tertiary syphilis ... treated, in most cases ... Without treatment ... though there are no signs ... or symptoms.
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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present in 15% of cases ... Antimicrobial treatment ... hemorrhage • CSF ... Demyelinating disease caused ... in HIV: • CNS Syphilis
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Manifestations and Treatment ... responsible for most cases ... the absence of treatment ... ulcerated • MSK ... infected without symptoms
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
Association functional class ... With treatment, ... or signs of heart ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #CHF ... Classification #Stages #Classes
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... diagnosis and treatment ... Non-inflammatory causes ... Infectious • Syphilis ... consistent with MS
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
psychosis - CHF ... ↑ AST/ALT • Treatment ... hyperthyroidism #causes ... endocrinology #signs ... #symptoms #thyroid
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
: • 1400 new cases ... • 75-90% of cases ... and/or symptoms ... Abnormal in 50% of cases ... • Infectious causes
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
infectious disease caused ... Romana's sign ... /symptoms, positive ... cardiomyopathy (→HF ... only available at CDC
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Episcleritis Signs ... and Symptoms: ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... - CBC may also ... Treatment: - Systemic