Items tagged “infectious disease”

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CMV duodenitis (histology)

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Andrew Ryan
Published 06 Feb 2014
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Pathology
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Necrotizing fasciitis

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Domenico Nicoletti
Published 12 Feb 2014
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MRI
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Hepatic and splenic tuberculosis

Hepatic and splenic tuberculosis refers to tuberculosis affecting the liver and the spleen. It generally occurs due to hematogenous spread from the primary site of infection, commonly from pulmonary tuberculosis. Pathology Two types of lesions are known: micronodular (common) macronodu...
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Cytomegalovirus pulmonary infection

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonia is a type of viral pneumonitis and occurs due to infection with cytomegalovirus (CMV), which is a member of the Herpetoviridae family. Epidemiology Cytomegalovirus infection is particularly important in those who are immunocompromised (e.g. those with AIDS, allo...
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Acute bacterial pyelonephritis

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Henry Knipe
Published 27 Feb 2014
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CT
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Pulmonary mucormycosis

Pulmonary mucormycosis is an opportunistic pulmonary fungal infection from a fungus belonging to the order Mucorales. Pulmonary mucormycosis has to be distinguished from the related counterpart invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) as modern first-line antifungals typically used for aspergillo...
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Spinal epidural abscess

Spinal epidural abscess represents infection of the epidural space, located between the spinal dura mater and the vertebral periosteum. It can present with rapidly deteriorating neurological function due to compression. Imaging is best performed with MRI and emergency surgery is often required. ...
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Right hip tuberculosis septic arthritis and osteomyelitis

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RMH Core Conditions
Published 12 May 2014
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Hepatic abscess

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Henry Knipe
Published 31 Jul 2014
77% complete
CT
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Septic pulmonary emboli

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Henry Knipe
Published 28 Jul 2014
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CT
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Parotitis due to mumps

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Lukasz Augsburg
Published 15 Sep 2014
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Ultrasound
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Cerebral hydatid disease

Cerebral hydatid disease (neurohydatidosis) is caused by Echinococcus granulosus or less commonly E. alveolaris or E. multilocularis. The larval stage is the cause of hydatid disease in humans 1. For a general discussion, and for links to other system specific manifestations, please refer to th...
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Ebola virus disease

Ebola virus disease (EVD) (also known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF) or simply Ebola) is a viral hemorrhagic disease caused by the Ebola filovirus. Ebola is an extremely virulent virus with a case fatality rate of ~70% 1. Epidemiology First recognized in 1967 after polio vaccine laboratory w...
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Amoebic colitis

Amoebic colitis is a type of infectious colitis, more common in tropical and subtropical areas. The causative agent is the trophozoite form of the protozoan Entamoeba histolytica. In most cases of transmission, the cyst form lives in the colon as a commensal and patients remain asymptomatic. Cl...
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Japanese encephalitis

Japanese encephalitis (JE) is one of many viral encephalitides and results from infection with the Japanese encephalitis virus. Clinical presentation At the onset of the disease patients present with severe rigors, fevers and headache. As it progresses to the acute encephalitic stage, meningo-...
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H1N1 influenza

H1N1 influenza is a strain of influenza that notably resulted in a pandemic in 2009. It was referred to colloquially as 'swine flu' due to the origin of the virus, but it was also named H1N1/09 virus. A specific but different strain of H1N1 (called H1N1 influenza A) was the cause of the Spanish ...
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Herpes simplex encephalitis

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RMH Core Conditions
Published 05 Feb 2015
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MRI
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Poliomyelitis

Poliomyelitis, more commonly known as just polio (and in the older literature, Heine-Medin disease), is a once common but now rare disease resulting from infection by the poliovirus. Most infected individuals develop no or non-serious symptoms as a result of the infection, but ~1% will develop l...
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Right middle lobe pneumonia

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RMH Core Conditions
Published 19 Feb 2015
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Cryptococcal meningitis

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Eric F Greif
Published 08 Apr 2015
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MRI