Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Bone Lesions, Preferential Site of Origin EPIPHYSIS • Chondroblastoma • Giant cell tumor--after fusion of growth plate • Langerhans cell histiocytosis • Clear cell chondrosarcoma • Osteosarcoma METAPHYSIS • Pa

nfectious Diseases and Microbiology - Trichuriasis / Whipworm Infection ( Trichuris trichiura) Whipworm infection, also known as trichuriasis The Trichuris trichiura is a nematode, also known as a roundworm. The term "whipworm" is also used. Adult worms

Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - HookwormInfection (Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus)  Hookworm Infection Both Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale. These are both roundworms, or nematodes, and they lead similar lives. Likewise

Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Strongyloidiasis ( Strongyloides stercoralis)  Strongyloidiasis is a parasitic infection  which is caused by Strongyloides stercoralis  which is a parasitic nematode. An intestinal nematode, also known as a roundwor

Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Trichinosis (Trichinella spiralis) Trichinosis is a disease caused by the roundworm Trichinella spiralis, which belongs to the Nematode family. Gastrointestinal and cellular infections. The transmission occurs when

Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Filariasis (Wuchereria bancrofti) Lymphatic obstruction caused by filariasis. Wuchereria bancrofti, together with Brugia malayi and B timori, are nematodes that reside in the tissues and belong to the filarial group

Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Onchocerciasis/ River Blindness (Onchocerca volvulus ) Onchocerciasis, often known as River Blindness, is a parasitic disease. Onchocerca volvulus is a parasitic roundworm belonging to the nematode family. Transmit

Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding • Volvulus • Vascular abnormalities: angiodysplasia, vascular ectasia • Uremic colitis • Trauma, foreign body • Solitary rectal/cecal ulcers • Small bowel neoplasm: leiomyomas

Symptoms and Signs - ​Differential Diagnosis of Bleeding, Lower GI, Pediatric <3 MONTHS • Swallowed maternal blood • Infectious colitis • Milk allergy • Bleeding diathesis • Intussusception • Midgut volvulus • Meckel’s diverticulum • Necrotizing enterocol

Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Bleeding, Rectal • Polyps (hamartomatous or adenomatous) • Meckel’s diverticulum • Ischemic colitis • Intussusception • Inflammatory bowel disease (mainly proctitis) • Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) • Infec