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Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle
1) Eggs containing rhabditiform larvae passed in feces.
2) Rhabditiform larvae hatch in environment.
to free living adults ... where they become adults ... adult female in ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's ... Differential Diaqnoses ... : • Infectious ... Complications: MAS ... #treatment #rheumatology
Strongyloides Stercoralis Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle:
1) Rhabditiform larvae in the intestine are excreted in stool. 
2) Development into
Parasitic Cycle: ... . 8) Parasitic ... stercoralis #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... salmonella, ...), Parasites ... • Autoimmune diseases ... : SLE+++, Adult-onset ... Still disease,
Causes of Granulomatous Liver Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
Infections (Bacterial, Viral, Fungal, Parasitic)
Malignancy
Autoimmune
Drugs/Toxins
Others

#Granulomatous #Liver #hepatic #granulomas #Differential
Granulomatous Liver Diseases ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Infections (Bacterial ... Viral, Fungal, Parasitic ... #hepatology
Echinococcus Life Cycle
1) Adult in small intestine eggs
2) Embryonated egg in feces
3) Oncosphere hatches; penetrates intestinal
Life Cycle 1) Adult ... Echinococcus #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Differential diagnosis ... of Skin + Eye infections ... , M. leprae • Parasitic ... #eye #ocular #dermatology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Infection: ... Malignancy: - Hematologic ... , Sarcoidosis, Adult ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Infectious ... Viral (EBV) • Parasitic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
- Differential Diagnosis ... Dracunculiasis - Non-Infectious ... Autoimmune: Crohn's disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases