Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue
PHP-IA AND PHP-IB Individuals with PHP-I, the most common of the disorders, show a deficient urinary cAMP response to administration of exogenous PTH. Patients with PHP-I are divided into type Ia…
Human Papillomavirus Infections
I. Mucocutaneous HSV infections A. Infections in immunosuppressed patients 1. Acute symptomatic first or recurrent episodes: IV acyclovir (5 mg/kg q8h) or oral acyclovir (400 mg qid), famciclovir (500 mg…
Relapsing Fever
More than 150 species of NTM have been identified. Only a minority of these environmental organisms, which are found in soil and water, are important human pathogens. NTM cause extensive…
Mesenteric Vascular Insufficiency
FIGURE 351-8 Wireless capsule endoscopy image in a patient with Crohn’s disease of the ileum shows ulcerations and narrowing of the intestinal lumen. (Courtesy of Dr. S. Reddy, Gastroenterology Division, Department…
Photosensitivity and Other Reactions to Light
(Table 72-9) Disorders of hypopigmentation are often classified as either diffuse or localized. The classic example of diffuse hypopigmentation is oculocutaneous albinism (OCA). The most common forms are due to…
Primary Immune Deficiency Diseases
PART 15: Immune-Mediated, Inflammatory, and Rheumatologic Disorders SECTION 1 THE IMMUNE SYSTEM IN HEALTH AND DISEASE 372e Introduction to the Immune System Barton F. Haynes, Kelly A. Soderberg, Anthony…
Health Recommendations for International Travel
According to the World Tourism Organization, international tourist arrivals grew dramatically from 25 million in 1950 to >1 billion in 2012. Not only are more people traveling; travelers are…
Ataxic Disorders
449 Parkinson’s Disease and Other Movement Disorders C. Warren Olanow, Anthony H.V. Schapira, Jose A. Obeso PARKINSON’S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second commonest neurodegenerative…
IgG4-Related Disease
389 Relapsing Polychondritis Carol A. Langford Relapsing polychondritis is an uncommon disorder of unknown cause characterized by inflammation of cartilage predominantly affecting the ears, nose, and laryngotracheobronchial tree. Other manifestations…
Diphtheria and Other Corynebacterial Infections
FIGURE 173-2 Scarlet fever exanthem. Finely punctate erythema has become confluent (scarlatiniform); petechiae can occur and have a linear configuration within the exanthem in body folds (Pastia’s lines). (From Fitzpatrick, Johnson,…
