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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 ... #Causes #Adrenal ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
an identifiable cause ... The cause is unknown ... associated with viral infections ...     - Epstein-Barr ... neurology #anatomy #pathophysiology
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
hemorrhagic rash; symptoms ... and hematologic infection ... widespread infection ... non-specific viral symptoms ... peds #pediatrics #pathophysiology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... to a preceding infection ... than one after symptom ... the underlying pathophysiology
MIAMI Mnemonic for Differential Diagnosis of Lymphadenopathy
Malignancies
 - Kaposi sarcoma, leukemias, lymphomas, metastases, skin neoplasms
Infections
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skin neoplasms Infections ... chancroid, cutaneous infections ... , infectious mononucleosis ... (Epstein-Barr virus ... sarcoidosis Iatrogenic causes
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Cardinal Symptoms ... localizing signs or symptoms ... cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr ... virus infection ... virus, Lassa virus
Causes of Erythema Nodosum
Common
 - Idiopathic (up to 55 percent)
 - Infections: streptococcal pharyngitis (28 to
Causes of Erythema ... 55 percent) - Infections ... 1 percent) Infections ... , Epstein-Barr virus ... Erythema #Nodosum #Causes
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Pathophysiology ... response preceding infection ... COVID 19 - Zika virus
Fatality / Mortality Calculations in an Outbreak
There are a number of different types of rates, risks,
with evidence of infection ... evidence of infection ... with symptoms / ... symptoms Dr. ... #Calculating #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Causes of Myocarditis ... Infectious Myocarditis ... -6, Epstein-Barr ... more commonly cause ... #Myocarditis #Causes