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Classification of oral lesions in transplant patients
Infectious:
 • HSV infection
 • VZV virus infection
 • Epstein-Barr
: • HSV infection ... • VZV virus infection ... viruses • CMV infection ... • Bacterial infections ... mucositis • Salivary gland
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... adrenal makes the gland ... behind the adrenal gland ... primary adrenal infection ... TheIDtrivia #Infectious
Periorbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Dacryoadenitis: infection of the lacrimal glands
b. Conjunctivitis: inflammation of the
Dacryoadenitis: infection ... of the lacrimal glands ... are no longer infectious ... Dacryocystitis: an infection ... eyelashes or meibomian glands
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
 •
Cause: Bacterial infection ... or in the oil gland ... A blocked oil gland
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
associated with infection ... Cerumen impaction Infectious ... (90%), Fungal infections ... of salivary gland ... stones), salivary gland
Parotitis: Extensive swelling of the left parotid gland due to bacterial infection.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD
the left parotid gland ... due to bacterial infection ... ENT #Parotitis #Infection
Proptosis - Differential Diagnosis - Unilateral vs Bilateral
Unilateral:
 • Infections (can become bilateral with cavernous sinus
Unilateral: • Infections ... - Lacrimal Gland ... Bilateral: • Infections
Fundic gland polyps on Endoscopy
46 yo F. with hx of 8 months of abdominal pain with
Fundic gland polyps ... Fundic gland polyps ... rates of H. pylori infection ... RodriguezParra_ #Fundic #gland
Plasmodium falciparum life cycle
1: Mosquito bite, transmission of sporozoite
2: Liver, Asexual replication. 1 sporozoite → 10-30,000
mosquito salivary gland ... lifecycle #diagnosis #infection
Elevated Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pancreatic causes:
 - Pancreatic cancer
 - Complications pancreatitis: eg pseudocyst
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causes: - Salivary gland ... radiation, trauma, infection