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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... COVID 19 - Zika virus ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome ... canimorsus • Virus ... Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr ... virus, Echovirus ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr ... virus), Hepatitis ... Immunological Syndromes ... Churg-Strauss syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... GBS #Guillain #Barre ... #Syndrome #diagnosis
Causes of Pericarditis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Coxsackie
 • Echovirus
 • Adenovirus
 • Epstein-Barr virus
Adenovirus • Epstein-Barr ... virus • Cytomegalovirus ... Post-cardiac injury syndrome ... Algorithm #Causes #Cardiology
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
virus, Junin virus ... -6, Epstein-Barr ... virus 2. ... Churg-Strauss syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Constitutional Syndromes ... immunodeficiency virus ... CMV) • Epstein-Barr ... virus (EBV) • ... aplastic anemia Treatment
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Acute Retroviral Syndrome ... Acute Retroviral Syndrome ... immunodeficiency virus ... DDX: • Epstein-Barr ... antibody test) Treatment
Tongue Pathology 

Geographic tongue, fissured tongue, and hairy tongue are the most common tongue problems and
do not require treatment ... by the Epstein-Barr ... virus and is treated ... Burning mouth syndrome ... has responded to treatment
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... six months of treatment ... albicans • Epstein Barr ... by delaying ART treatment ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome