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Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)
 • Transmission - not completely understood, ?nasal droplets
 • Symptoms appear ~5 years
non-caseating granulomas ... Leprosy #diagnosis #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... non-caseating granulomas ... not caused by granulomas ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
cells to form granulomas ... Response: • Granulomas ... seeding • Caseating granulomas ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
cells to form granulomas ... Response: • Granulomas ... seeding • Caseating granulomas ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Ovarian Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperplastic:
 • Polycystic ovary
 • Endometrioid cyst
Functional:
 • Follicular
• Thecoma • Granulosa ... Cord Stromal: • Granulosa
Unilateral Floppy Eyelid Syndrome

This middle-aged male reported to clinic for persistent blurry vision and irritation of
large “pyogenic granulomas ... Our management for ... large “pyogenic granulomas
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Ovarian Cycle – Follicular Phase Explained
Early Follicular Phase (Days 0-5)
 • Granulosa cells
(Days 0-5) • Granulosa ... FSH receptors on granulosa ... (Days 5-14) • Granulosa ... LH receptors on granulosa ... between theca and granulosa
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Summary
Pathogen: Larval stage of Taenia solium
Infection: Ingesting undercooked pork containing cysticerci in muscle tissue.
nonviable calcified granulomas ... Taenia #solium #management
Causes of Granulomatous Liver Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
Infections (Bacterial, Viral, Fungal, Parasitic)
Malignancy
Autoimmune
Drugs/Toxins
Others

#Granulomatous #Liver #hepatic #granulomas #Differential
Liver #hepatic #granulomas
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
Non-caseating granulomas