7 results
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
Acute Dacryocystitis ... a diagnosis of acute ... In rare instances ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #peds #acute
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... other forms of trauma ... herniation - Trauma ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... • Common clinical ... Symptoms: • Acute ... CNS #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Syndrome (GBS) Acute ... Meningococcal), surgery, trauma ... transplantation CLINICAL ... specific therapy, the clinician ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Koilonychia in Iron-Deficiency Anemia- A 54-year-old woman presented to the primary care clinic with fatigue and
to the primary care ... clinic with fatigue ... associated with nail trauma ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #koilonychia
Filariasis - Wuchereria bancrofti
30 yo F from India presents w/ painless immobile firm mass on the
Denies any trauma ... Humans are definitive ... The acute phase ... Wuchereria #bancrofti #clinical ... #photo #smear #
Uremic Frost in End-Stage Renal Disease- A 39-year-old man with end-stage renal disease presented to the
It is a rare finding ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #renal #urology