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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 ... Parasitic Cycle ... where they become adults ... adult female in ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Initial triage of the neutropenic adult - Algorithm for the evaluation and treatment of adult patients
the neutropenic adult ... and treatment of adult ... Algorithm #workup #diagnosis ... #hematology #biopsy
Strongyloides Stercoralis Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle:
1) Rhabditiform larvae in the intestine are excreted in stool. 
2) Development into
into free-living adult ... Parasitic Cycle: ... . 8) Parasitic ... adult female in ... stercoralis #LifeCycle #diagnosis
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 ... infectiousdiseases #cdc #parasite
Infection-Related Cancers
Viruses:
 • HPV - Cervical, anogenital, head and neck, skin cancer
 • HTLV-1 - Adult
cancer • HTLV-1 - Adult ... Colorectal cancer Parasites ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
- Differential Diagnosis ... Viral (EBV) • Parasitic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Auto-amplification loop Diagnosis ... salmonella, ...), Parasites ... diseases: SLE+++, Adult-onset ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis ... treatment #summary #rheumatology
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 ... Stills #Disease #diagnosis ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Schistosoma Life Cycle - Schistosomiasis
1) Eggs shed from infected human: in feces, in urine
2) Eggs hatch
maturation into adults ... 10) Paired adult ... Schistosomiasis #diagnosis ... infectiousdiseases #cdc #parasite
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Bacterial: Sepsis - Parasitic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Framework #hematology