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Natural History of Syphilis
Primary - 2-6 weeks after infection
 • Chancre, Regional lymphadenopathy
Early Latent ≤ 1
• Asymptomatic Secondary ... → Late Neurosyphilis ... infection • Gummatous disease ... Meningovascular disease ... 5%) #Syphilis #timeline
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
stages of this disease ... with or without treatment ... , but without treatment ... late stages of disease ... loss (10-15%) ▪ Neurosyphilis
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Acute Kidney Injury ... LC deposition disease ... Minimal change disease ... malignancies Treatment ... Cancer #Oncology #Differential
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Without treatment ... Symptomatic early neurosyphilis ... manifestations including acute ... Syphilis - Late Neurosyphilis ... of Infectious Diseases
Portal Hypertension Classification by site of vascular obstruction
1) Post-hepatic Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome
2) Intrahepatic Post-sinusoidal: Veno-occlusive disease
3)
Veno-occlusive disease ... Polycystic liver disease ... procoagulopathy or secondary ... Classification #gastroenterology ... #diagnosis #differential
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Kidney Injury AKI - Differential ... • Primary GNs: Disease ... nephropathy • Secondary ... Due to systemic disease ... #KidneyInjury #Differential
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung Diseases ... Methotrexate ILD Secondary ... pneumonia (DIP), Acute ... Eosinophilic pneumonia: Acute ... ILD #diagnosis #differential
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
. 2) Secondary ... hypertension and acute ... meningovascular disease ... Coronary artery disease ... (no neuro) • Neurosyphilis
Causes of acute intestinal obstruction:
-Adhesive disease
-Neoplasm 
-Herniation
-IBD
-Volvulus 
-Other

#Clinical #IntestinalObstruction #Differential #Surgery #Gastroenterology
Causes of acute ... obstruction: -Adhesive disease ... IntestinalObstruction #Differential ... #Surgery #Gastroenterology
Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
of Sickle Cell Disease ... Acute sickle cell ... Supportive with treatment ... #SickleCell #Disease ... hepatology #hepatitis #differential