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Kaposi Sarcoma Herpes Virus (KSHV)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential
Sarcoma Herpes Virus ... #IDFellowCase #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis
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
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
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
Criteria for Guillain ... sensory symptoms or signs ... nervous system signs ... Recent diphtheritic infection ... #criteria #neurology
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 patterns

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]
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#Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis
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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: • ... Barre #Syndrome #diagnosis ... management #treatment #neurology
Key FUO (fever of unknown origin) questions

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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
CMV infection: virus ... of symptoms or signs ... Diagnosis: Quantitative ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... #differential #signs
Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome Temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection (PIMS-TS)
Clinical features
all: fever > 101.3 F
most: oxygen
Pediatric Inflammatory ... with SARS-CoV-2 infection ... neck swelling #Pediatrics ... #coronavirus #diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms