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Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
 •
eyelash follicle • Cause ... oil gland of the lids ... eyedrops, surgery #Clinical ... Stye #Chalazion #Comparison ... #Table
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Lower motor neuron symptoms ... Upper motor neuron symptoms ... Posterior Cord ... involved & the posterior ... #differential #
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
Infection in HIV / AIDS ... - Differential ... should be based on clinical ... Demyelinating disease caused ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... and clinical associations ... patients Skin lesions ... #rheumatology #comparison ... #table
Posterior Ankle Impingement (Os Trigonum) Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Os trigonum which has marrow
Case description ... hallucis longus Differential ... osteochondral lesion ... flexion but no symptoms ... #mri #clinical
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Neurological symptoms ... showing cortical lesions ... Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause ... until cause identified
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... without other cause ... symptoms • Fever ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... Constitutional symptoms ... factor • May cause ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
treatment of HIV/AIDS ... be present: • AIDS ... noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... Leishmaniasis Differential
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Nodular or cavitary lesions ... (Symptoms, Imaging ... NTM #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases