DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Infection
Infection
An infection is the colonization of a host organism by parasite species. Infecting parasites seek to use the host's resources to reproduce, often resulting in disease. Colloquially, infections are usually considered to be caused by microscopic organisms or microparasites like viruses, prions, bacteria, and viroids, though larger organisms like macroparasites and fungi can also infect. Hosts normally fight infections themselves via their immune system. Mammalian hosts react to infections with an innate response, often involving inflammation, followed by an adaptive response...
Infection - List of case studies
- Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia (BOOP)
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treated with antibiotics with Clarithromycin since an infection from Mycoplasma pneumonia was suspected given the patient’s ... , a condition of respiratory symptoms post infection like Pertussis, this condition usually persist for few months and ...
- Recurrent Spontaneous Abortions
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had a sperm culture done with evidence of enterococcus infection . At this time the semen analysis was repeated with evidence of ... again underwent a sperm culture with evidence that the infection from enterococcus was eliminated. In addition, he had another ...
- Motor Neuropathy
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I am not familiar with incidence of this infection where the patient lives. It needs further consideration as it is very ...
- Persistent Vertigo
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vestibular deficit ). Most probably this was a viral infection of the left inner ear. With involvement of both hearing and ... seen subsequent to damage to an inner ear from a viral infection. However, it is clear that there is more widespread damage to the ...
- Long-term results of mandibular bone grafting operations
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the mounting mandibular branch. After a little while an infection occurred in the area undergone to surgery and, therefore, all the ...
- Acute Infectious Mononucleosis with Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) – further opinion
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can be explained by the stress involved in the EBV infection or the Cortisone treatment. The expert recommends to consult with a ... is slowly improving. As expected in acute EBV infection, there is a gradual disappearance of the fever episodes and rash, ...
- Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas
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is given to immunize against the future development of infection by Streptococcus Pneumoniae, H influenzae, or Meningococci species. ...
- Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), with kariotype del(11)q(11)
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. No mention is made of bleeding or infection , so I will presume that these problems have not occurred. I am a ... del(11)q(11), leukopenia, anemia, thrombocytopenia, infection, symptomatic anemia, chromosome 5 abnormality, acute leukemia ...
- Hyperthyroidism in autoimmune non-nodular thyroiditis
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on promptly reporting high fever and any symptoms of infection , a sign of possible agranulocytosis. Fatalities are extremely rare, ... fever ,infection,hoarseness , proptosis, diplopia, eyelid swelling ...
- List of Diseases and Conditions
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Abdominal ascending aorta dilatation Abdominal infection Abdominal inflammation Abdominal intervention ... denervation Active enhancing focus Acute EBV infection Acute coronary syndrome Acute humoral rejection Acute ...