Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Cysticercosis with Neurological Involvement (Taenia solium ) Neurological involvement in cysticercosis Taenia solium is a type of segmented flatworm known as a Cestode. It is commonly referred to as a pork tapeworm.

Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Bleeding Time Elevation • von Willebrand disease • Uremia • Thrombocytopenia • Platelet abnormalities (Bernard-Soulier disease, Glanzmann’s disease) • Myeloproliferative disorders • Drugs (aspirin, warfarin,

Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Upper GI Bleeding • Swallowed hemoptysis • Oral or pharyngeal lesions: swallowed blood from nose or oropharynx • Gastric: peptic ulcer (including Cushing’s and Curling’s ulcers), gastritis, angiodysplasia,

Symptoms and Signs - ​Differential Diagnosis of Pediatric Upper GI Bleeding <3 MONTHS • Swallowed maternal blood • Gastritis • Ulcer, stress • Bleeding diathesis • Foreign body (nasogastric [NG] tube) • Vascular malformation • Duplication <2 YEARS • Eso

​Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Blepharitis • Phthirus pubis (pubic lice) • Phthiriasis palpebrarum • Molluscum contagiosum • Keratoconjunctivitis sicca • Herpes simplex blepharitis • Eyelid malignant neoplasms • Demodex folliculorum (tran

Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Blindness, Geriatric Age • Trauma • Macular degeneration • Glaucoma • Diabetic retinopathy • Corneal scarring • Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) • Cataracts

​Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Transient Monocular Blindness • Psychogenic • Partial retinal vein occlusion • Optic disc edema • Multiple sclerosis • Migraine (vasospasm) • Intermittent angle-closure glaucoma • Hypotension • Hyphema • Hy

Symptoms and Signs - ​Differential Diagnosis of Blindness, Pediatric Age CONGENITAL • Optic nerve hypoplasia or aplasia • Optic coloboma • Congenital hydrocephalus • Hydranencephaly • Porencephaly • Microencephaly • Encephalocele, particularly occipital t

​Symptoms and Sign - Differential Diagnosis of Blisters, Subepidermal • Variegate porphyria • Urticaria pigmentosa • Toxic epidermal necrosis • Pseudoporphyria • Pressure necrosis • Porphyria cutanea tarda • Polymorphous light eruption • Lupus erythematos

Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Body Dysmorphic Disorder • Social phobia • Personality disorder • Obsessive-compulsive disorder • Hypochondriasis • Anxiety disorder • Anorexia nervosa