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Breast Discharge - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High Prolactin + Normal TSH
 • Microprolactinoma
 • Steroid Hormone Intake
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hormone Intake • Chronic ... Stalk Compression/Lesion ... Contraceptive Pill/Patch/Ring ... Endocrinology #Causes
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
dilatation (signet-ring ... trapping A signet-ring ... dilated bronchus (ring ... The most common cause ... patients with chronic
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Chronic Hypertensive ... • Acute and chronic ... white ischemic lesions ... hypo-pigmented ring ... ophthalmology #diagnosis
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
dysfunction • Imaging: ring-enhanced ... lesion Pott's Disease ... surrounding edema and ring-enhancement ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... like acute or chronic ... acute shortness of breath ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #RadiologyAssistant
Genital Ulcers - Atypical causes of genital ulcers that can be difficult to diagnose & manage.
Ulcers - Atypical causes ... be difficult to diagnose ... serpiginous or ring-shaped ... Lipschutz ulcer Vulvar lesions ... Ulcers #Atypical #causes
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
centrifugum • A chronic ... erythematous concentric rings ... lung, esophageal, breast ... classic targetoid lesions ... #differential #diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... Imaging: - MRI - ring ... Demyelinating disease caused ... periventricular areas
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... pneumonia • Chronic ... • Diminished breath ... stable residual lesion ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Polymorphic skin lesions ... , Shortness of breath ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary