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Kaposi Sarcoma Herpes Virus (KSHV)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
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#Differential
Sarcoma Herpes Virus ... #IDFellowCase #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
Criteria for Guillain Barre ... sensory symptoms or signs ... nervous system signs ... Recent diphtheritic infection ... #criteria #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
An acute polyneuropathy (disorder Of the peripheral nervous System).
Symptoms are Often symmetrical and progress Over
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... GuillainBarre #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Signs
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
associated with viral infections ... Herpes simplex virus ...     - Epstein-Barr ... virus    - Or ... #Bells #Palsy #neurology
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
 •
Causes of Pediatric ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Volume / Bulk Neurologic ... Congenita • Guillain-Barré ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pediatric Mouth Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Teeth:
 • Teething
Painful - Gastrointestinal:
 • Crohn's Disease
 • Ulcerative
Pediatric Mouth ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Streptococcal Throat Infection ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... without localizing signs ... cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr ... virus infection ... #differential #diagnosis
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... to a preceding infection ... • Most common infection ... GBS #Guillain #Barre ... #management #neurology
Fever patterns

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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
response preceding infection ... COVID 19 - Zika virus ... Diagnosis: • ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... management #treatment #neurology