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Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Diagnosis Framework ... Head and neck masses ... (80% to 90% of cases ... cause unknown) ... zoster virus
Orbital Apex Syndrome secondary to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO)

This 81 yo male was referred to our
Zoster Ophthalmicus ... improvement in the rash ... Zoster Ophthalmicus ... steroids (some cases ... #physicalexam #neurology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
- Differential Diagnosis ... the eye can be caused ... Common Causes: ... zoster ophthalmicus ... #differential #diagnosis
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
30%) ▪ Moist, heaped ... 5-25) ▪ Hair loss ... caused by other ... #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology
Hepatitis B Virus Serology and Interpretation
HBsAg - Anti-HBs - Anti-HBc - HBeAg - Anti-HBe
 - Acute
Hepatitis B Virus Serology ... (about 10% of cases ... False-positive; less ... #Serology #Interpretation ... #diagnosis #laboratory
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 ... present in 15% of cases ... antiretroviral therapy Herpes ... Demyelinating disease caused
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
ataxia, hearing loss ... systemic signs (rash ... ischemia • DDx: HZV ... CNS inflammatory cause ... Management #Treatment #Neurology
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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Nile virus) - Herpes ... , HH6, CMV, VZV) ... - Rabies - Eastern ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Neurology
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Epidural abscess - Herpes ... zoster - HIV ... pulses - Hair loss ... #differential #diagnosis
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... Non-inflammatory causes ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... infections • Herpes ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology