Saturday, 8 October 2011

Sweet's syndrome

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- a.k.a acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis - presents with fever and acute tender red plaques on face, neck, back or arms - 50% have ...
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Causes of lung fibrosis

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Upper lobe fibrosis "BREAST X" B: bronchopulmonary aspergillosis R: radiotherapy E: extrinsic allergic alveolitis A: ankylosi...

Surgical resection of lung cancer - contraindication

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Contraindications for surgical resection of lung cancer - FEV1 less than 1.5L for lobectomy ; 2.0L for pneumectomy - mediastinal lymph no...
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Friday, 7 October 2011

IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease)

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- commonest form of glomerulonephritis world wide - focal and segmental proliferative glomerulonephritis with mesangial deposits of polymer...
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Leishmaniasis

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Kala azar (visceral leishmaniasis) - visceral leishmaniasis is caused by L.donovani - transmitted by bite of female phlebotomine sandfly...

Typhoid fever

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- caused by Salmonella typhi - presented with stepladder fever , headache, bodyache, constipation followed by diarrhea - Rose spot on th...

Rabies

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- caused by Lyssavirus - transmission through bite of an infected animal - established infection is invariably fatal (only 6 recorded cas...

CMV retinitis

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- without HAART, up to 30% of AIDS patients develop reactivation of CMV in the form of destructive and blinding retinitis - slowly progress...
Thursday, 6 October 2011

Felty's syndrome

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mnemonic : "SANTA" S: S plenomegaly A: A nemia N: N eutropenia T: T hrombocytopenia A: A rthritis (Rheumatoid) - up to 3% ...

Arthritis mutilans

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- rare form of psoriatic arthritis , found in 1-5% of patients - resorption of bone (osteolysis) with dissolution of joint - redundant ove...