Items tagged “infectious disease”

91 results found
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Amoebic encephalitis

  Diagnosis certain
Matthew Lukies
Published 04 Dec 2023
95% complete
MRI
Article

Lyme disease

Lyme disease, also known as borreliosis, is a condition caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi, with infection being via the ixodid tick.  Terminology Controversy around Lyme disease centers on chronic infection with some authors doubting its existence 3. There are some terms that help di...
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Cervical tuberculous spondylitis

  Diagnosis certain
Henry Knipe
Published 21 Aug 2015
89% complete
CT
Article

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection is an uncommon coronavirus infection (<1000 cases) with the first case reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012. It most commonly causes pneumonia and acute renal failure with a mortality rate of ~40%. MERS-CoV raises concern because of i...
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Neurotoxoplasmosis

  Diagnosis certain
Melbourne Uni Radiology Masters
Published 12 Nov 2015
95% complete
MRI
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Cerebritis with developing brain abscess

  Diagnosis certain
Mohammad A. ElBeialy
Published 12 Jul 2016
92% complete
MRI
Article

Higoumenakis sign (clavicle)

The Higoumenakis sign is the unilateral enlargement of the sternal end of the clavicle in patients with late congenital syphilis. It was originally described as a clinical sign on physical examination but can also be recognized on chest radiograph 5. Pathology Treponema pallidum becomes readil...
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Caries sicca

  Diagnosis almost certain
Subash Thapa
Published 13 Sep 2016
79% complete
X-ray
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Cavitating pneumonia complicated by pneumothorax

  Diagnosis certain
Henry Knipe
Published 21 Sep 2016
95% complete
X-ray CT
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Septic arthritis of the knee

  Diagnosis certain
Henry Knipe
Published 25 Oct 2016
94% complete
X-ray
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Tuberculous spondylodiscitis with psoas abscess

  Diagnosis almost certain
Shailaja Muniraj
Published 10 Nov 2016
81% complete
CT MRI X-ray
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Pneumocystis pneumonia

  Diagnosis certain
Henry Knipe
Published 23 Nov 2016
89% complete
CT X-ray
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Leprotic nerve abscess

  Diagnosis certain
Maulik S Patel
Published 26 Jan 2017
86% complete
Photo X-ray Ultrasound
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Cryptococcal leptomeningitis with basal ganglia involvement

  Diagnosis almost certain
Mauricio Macagnan
Published 04 May 2017
80% complete
MRI
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Pulmonary cryptococcosis

  Diagnosis certain
Henry Knipe
Published 08 May 2017
92% complete
CT X-ray
Article

Spinal hydatid disease

Spinal hydatid disease is an uncommon manifestation of hydatid disease, caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, or less commonly E. alveolaris or E. multilocularis, and describes a spectrum of disease involving the spinal cord, the spine, or both. For a general discussion, and fo...
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Primary hydatid cysts of the soft tissues

  Diagnosis almost certain
Ammar Haouimi
Published 24 Apr 2018
80% complete
MRI
Article

Breast filariasis

Breast filariasis describes filariasis, a parasitic infestation commonly caused by Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi, of the breast. Epidemiology Lymphatic filariasis puts at risk more than a billion people in more than 80 countries who are seriously incapacitated or disfigured by the dis...
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Rabies encephalitis

  Diagnosis certain
Sara Alharbi
Published 18 Feb 2019
92% complete
MRI
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Tuberculous spondylitis and psoas abscess

  Diagnosis almost certain
Domenico De Santis
Published 13 Feb 2019
77% complete
MRI

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