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Acute Otitis Media: Complications
Infection and inflammation of the middle ear
 - Prolonged obstruction of e. tube
Infection and inflammation ... severe Signs/Symptoms ... Problems #Acute #OtitisMedia ... #pathophysiology ... #symptoms #signs
Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms
Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met:
1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms ... Signs / Symptoms ... / Complications ... #Anaphylaxis #pathophysiology ... #immunology #diagnosis
Acute Otitis Media: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings (in Children)
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: 
 - Bacterial: Streptococcus
. => Inflammation ... resolve by 72 hours Complications ... mechanisms) #OtitisMedia ... #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Acute Rheumatic Fever: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Delayed autoimmune reaction
-> Molecular mimicry
-> GAS antigen cross-reacts with host
->
Tissue injury and inflammation ... RheumaticFever #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... #complications
Retinoblastoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Sporadic mutation -> One allele of RB1 tumor suppressor gene
Retinoblastoma Signs / Symptoms ... / Complications ... reflex) • Orbital inflammation ... Retinoblastoma #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Syndrome Signs/Symptoms ... /Complications: ... • Gonadal hypoplasia ... Syndrome #genetics #pathophysiology
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous Manifestations

 • Langerhan cells and keratinocytes release cytokines -> localized inflammatory response ->
scaling that extend inflammation ... -> Incr local inflammation ... Manifestations #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... #complications
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Hormonal alterations (result of aging process)
    ->
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia ... FGF-related proteins) Inflammation ... granulocytes) -> Prostate Inflammation ... Benign #Prostatic #Hyperplasia ... #Prostate #Pathophysiology
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
congenital adrenal hyperplasia ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... #21HydroxylaseDeficiency #21OHD #pathophysiology
Psoriatic Arthritis: Complications

 • Ocular - Inflammation of middle layer of the eye (the uvea, which
Psoriatic Arthritis: Complications ... • Ocular - Inflammation ... PsoriaticArthritis #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... #Complications