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Monday, 28 May 2012
Babesiosis
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- tick-borne malaria-like illness caused by parasite of genus Babesia - Babesia microti is the cause of babesiosis in northeastern United...
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Stiff person syndrome
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- spontaneous discharge of the motor neurons of the spinal cord cause involuntary muscle contractions mainly involving the axial (trunk) and...
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Saturday, 26 May 2012
Calciphylaxis
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- calcific uremic arteriolopathy seen almost exclusively in patients with advanced CKD - heralded by livedo reticularis and advances to pa...
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Allergic interstitial nephritis (AIN)
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- classically presents with fever, rash , peripheral eosinophilia and oliguric renal failure after 7 - 10 days treatment with methicillin o...
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Atrial fibrillation
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- Should look for AF in patient who presents with dyspnea, palpitation, syncope/dizziness, chest discomfort, stroke/TIA - In patient wit...
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Carotid sinus hypersensitivity (CSH)
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- exaggerated response to carotid sinus stimulation - diagnosis is made after ischemic heart disease and rhythm disturbance is excluded - ...
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Friday, 25 May 2012
Adult onset Still disease
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- rare form of inflammatory arthritis - begins after the age of 16 years - diagnosis of exclusion - serum ferritin is usually elevated...
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Echinococcosis
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- infection caused by larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus complex (dog tapeworm), which produce unilocular cystic lesion - slowly enla...
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Thursday, 24 May 2012
Yersiniosis
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- zoonotic infection with an enteropathogenic Yersinia species ( Yersinia enterocolitica or Yersinia pseudotuberculosis ) - presents with ...
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Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Relapsing polychondritis
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- characterised by inflammation of cartilage (ear, nose and laryngotracheobronchial tree) - also manifested with scleritis, neurosensory he...
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