Lymphadenopathy

CC Lilly is a 24-year-old female here today with a young child, to discuss not feeling well. HPI The patient tells me she was worried she may have strep throat, but now she is not sure that is what she has. Her symptoms started on Sunday June 14th, where she felt very tired most of the day. She also had a sore throat. Those symptoms have persisted. She now has a cough and some feeling of chest congestion. She has had a stuffy nose, and a runny nose and she is having some pressure in her…

Rebounding: One of the Greatest Investments of My Life A year ago I accidentally made an amazing discovery. Years ago, I had a debilitating cat bite injury while working as a vet assistant. One of the conditions the cat bite caused was lymphadenopathy, a painful auto-immune disorder. My desperation for relief often resulted in late night google searching. One night I stumbled upon rebounding on a trampoline as a means of flushing lymph nodes. Please keep in mind, per our blog integrity, that I…

tympanic membranes clear, hearing grossly intact. NOSE: No nasal discharge. THROAT: Oral cavity and pharynx normal. No inflammation, swelling, exudate, or lesions. Teeth and gingiva in good general condition. NECK: Neck supple, non-tender without lymphadenopathy, masses or thyromegaly. CARDIAC: Normal S1 and S2. No S3, S4 or murmurs. Rhythm is regular. There is no peripheral edema, cyanosis or pallor. Extremities are warm and well perfused. Capillary refill is less than 2 seconds. No carotid…

CC Sore throat and congestion. Lesion on left toe. Puncture wound. Poison ivy. S The patient is a 19-year-old gentleman who tells me he has been having a sore throat and congestion for the past two weeks. He was also having a cough that would wake him at night. He states the cough now is better but he continues with copious rhinorrhea and postnasal drip. He also has a tickle in his throat, but it does not feel severe. He denies any fevers. The patient wants me to look at a lesion on…

Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, is caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense. These parasites cause two disease forms that occur in different geographical regions of Africa: West and Central Africa, versus East and South Africa, respectively. (2) However, most cases of HAT are due to Trypanosoma brucei gambiense. (1) The tsetse fly acts as the vector for the transmission of this protozoan parasite between mammalian hosts. Both…

Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome, also known as drug-induced hypersensitivity Syndrome (DIHS) presents clinically as an extensive mucocutaneous rash, accompanied by fever, lymphadenopathy, hepatitis, hematologic abnormalities with eosinophilia and atypical lymphocytes, and may involve other organs with resultant damage in several systems. The pathogenesis is related to specific drugs (especially the aromatic anticonvulsants), altered immune response,…

No anterior or posterior cervical lymphadenopathy. Skin Examination around the mouth does show a small, erythematous papule just to the left side of the upper lip. There is no obvious ulceration. There is no surrounding redness. There is no drainage noted. She describes a little bit of…

Lupus, timeline and comtemporary situation When I was thinking about the topic for this paper, I decided to go for Lupus (Systemic lupus erythematosus) because that is a personal topic for me and my family. On this paper I will talk about the history of Luppus. Lupus is a inflammatory multisystemic disorder of the connective tissue, it manifests on joints (confused with athithis), kidney and skin. In this case the autoimmune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue. It has periods of illnes…

1. A 39 year old US postal worker notices an area of redness and swelling on his left lateral forearm. Six days later he notices that the rash, which is painless, now appears black and swollen. He becomes concerned and goes to the emergency department, where he is subsequently diagnosed with cutaneous anthrax. Which of the following mechanisms is most likely associated with the swelling that surrounds the black rash? A. SNARE protein cleavage B. Overactivation of adenylate cyclase by disabling…

(which is located in a warm climate) is definitely a heavily infested area for the Ascaris worm, because of its climate and sanitation. When the woman returned home, she immediately went to the hospital with a 103 degree fever, anterior cervical lymphadenopathy, and pharyngitis (Saddala). At first these symptoms would be hard to classify as an Ascaris worm and that is why the the the doctor treated the woman with…