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Acute Otitis Media: Complications
Infection and inflammation of the middle ear
 - Prolonged obstruction of e. tube
Acute Otitis Media ... Infection and inflammation ... /Symptoms/Complications ... #OtitisMedia #Complications ... #signs #diagnosis
Acute Otitis Media: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings (in Children)
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: 
 - Bacterial: Streptococcus
Acute Otitis Media ... bacterial. => Inflammation ... mechanisms) #OtitisMedia ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #symptoms #signs
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous Manifestations

 • Langerhan cells and keratinocytes release cytokines -> localized inflammatory response ->
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous ... cytokines -> localized inflammatory ... Phenomenon #Lupus #SLE ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Chondrocalcinosis: Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate (CPPD) Deposition Disease

 - Acute CPPD precipitation into the joint space ->
Disease - Acute ... joint space -> Inflammatory ... #Disease #Signs ... #Symptoms #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
clinical findings Acute ... mucosa leads to inflammation ... : Extension of inflammatory ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
clinical findings • Inflammatory ... GCA, SLE, GPA) - ... viscosity and inflammation ... trucking" • Acute ... #signs #symptoms
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
• Non-specific Acute-phase ... • Rate of inflammatory ... etc • Systemic inflammation ... Extra-articular signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Hormonal alterations (result of aging process)
    ->
FGF-related proteins) Inflammation ... activation of inflammatory ... Hydronephrosis, Acute ... Pathophysiology #Urology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Extra-articular Manifestations
 • Ocular - Inflammation of the iris, the anterior part of the
photophobia • GI - Inflammatory ... endoscopy (Not Inflammatory ... acute phase reactant ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms