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Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Oroya Fever Hematologic ... disease caused ... by Bartonella bacilliformis ... → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... #management #Bartonella
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome Diagnosis ... gland) biopsy • Ocular ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic ... #Diagnosis #Management
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Summary
Pathogen: Larval stage of Taenia solium
Infection: Ingesting undercooked pork containing cysticerci in muscle tissue.
calcifications cause ... Diagnosis: Patients ... Intraventricular, Orbital/Ocular ... #parasites #infectiousdiseases ... #solium #management
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... infections • Nodular ... Hematologic malignancy ... k_vaishnani and Ravi ... #infectiousdiseases
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
pleural effusions, CNS ... skin lesions, ocular ... Zoster flare, ocular ... Herpes simplex • Bartonella ... #Management