Sunday, April 25, 2010

- Protozoa with blind end in man.


Protozoa with blind end in man
"ANTS"

Acanthamoeba castellanii(brain cyst).
Naegleria fowleri (brain cyst).
Toxoplasma gondii (cysts in male patient).
Sarcocystis lindemanni ( mascular sarcocystosis).


Dr Ibrahim

Monday, April 19, 2010

- Caplan's syndrome.

Caplan's syndrome

*Def:-It is is a combination of rheumatoid arthritis and pneumoconiosis that manifests as intrapulmonary nodules.
*Synonyms:- rheumatoid pneumoconiosis.
*Causes:-
It occurs only in patient with both rheumatoid arthritis and pneumoconiosis related to mining dust (coal, asbestos, silica)so occurs in miners (especially those working in anthracite coal-mines), asbestosis, silicosis and other pneumoconioses.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

- Felty's syndrome.

Felty's syndrome
*DeF:- It is a disorder characterized by the combination of rheumatoid arthritis, splenomegaly,neutropenia and repeated infections.
*It occurs in 5% of adult.
*Clinical picture:-
  • Skin pigmentation and generalized lymphadenopathy.
  • Splenomegaly.
  • Hepatomegaly.
  • Highly erosive and deforming arthiritis.
  • L.E cells are +ve.
  • Neutropenia so increase liability to certain infections.
  • Fever, weight loss, and/or fatigue.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

- Presentation:- Schizophrenia .

Schizophrenia PowerPoint show
Keywords:-
  • Definition Of Schizophrenia.
  • Epidemiology Of Schizophrenia.
  • A bit of history
  • Etiology Of Schizophrenia.
  • Signs and symptoms
  • Types Of Schizophrenia.
  • Differential Diagnosis Of Schizophrenia.
  • Diagnostic criteria Of Schizophrenia.
  • Prognostic Factors in schizophrenia.
  • Prognosis Of Schizophrenia.
  • Treatment Of Schizophrenia.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

- ACR Criteria for Diagnosis of SLE.

American college of Rheumatology (ACR) Criteria
for Diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

"Sharp Domain"
  1. Serositis:Pleuritis, pericarditis.
  2. Hematologic disorder (hemolytic anemia OR Leukopenia less than 4,000 OR Lymphopenia less than 1500 or thrombocytopenia less than 100,000).
  3. Arthritis:-(nonerosive, involving 2 or more joints).
  4. Renal disorder:-(persistent proteinuria > 0.5 grams per day OR cellular CASTS).
  5. Photosensitivity:- Rash on exposure to sun light.