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Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
Palsy is a damage, acute ... associated with viral infections ...     - Epstein-Barr ... virus    - Or ... neurology #anatomy #pathophysiology
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Onset Fever - Differential ... • Influenza Virus ... Parainfluenza Virus ... #Differential #
Causes of Sore Throat / Rhinorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Common viral pathogens: Rhinovirus, Coronavirus, Influenza virus,
/ Rhinorrhea - Differential ... Parainfluenza Virus ... Echo), Epstein Barr ... Infectious Mononucleosis ... SoreThroat #Rhinorrhea #Differential
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr ... virus infection ... relapsing fever, acute ... , Lassa fever, acute
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- Summary Acute ... Pathophysiology ... response preceding infection ... COVID 19 - Zika virus ... variants: (1) acute
MIAMI Mnemonic for Differential Diagnosis of Lymphadenopathy
Malignancies
 - Kaposi sarcoma, leukemias, lymphomas, metastases, skin neoplasms
Infections
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MIAMI Mnemonic for Differential ... skin neoplasms Infections ... , infectious mononucleosis ... (Epstein-Barr virus ... MIAMI #Mnemonic #Differential
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... (GBS) Acute autoimmune ... to a preceding infection ... • Most common infection ... the underlying pathophysiology
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis

Congenital Diseases:
• GATA2 deficiency
• Fanconi’s anemia
• Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
• Ribosomopathy or telomeropathy

Cancer:
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma

Inflammatory
Pancytopenia - Differential ... deficiency Infections ... Cytomegalovirus • Epstein-Barr ... virus • Parvovirus ... #Pancytopenia #Differential
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... primary adrenal infection ... Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr ... TheIDtrivia #Infectious ... Insufficiency #AI #differential
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
of Myocarditis Infectious ... herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr ... disease) Non-Infectious ... #Myocarditis #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology