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5 days ago · Read chapter 51 of Review of Medical Microbiology & Immunology: A Guide to Clinical Infectious Diseases, 16e online now, exclusively on AccessMedicine. AccessMedicine is a subscription-based resource from McGraw Hill that features trusted medical content from the best minds in medicine.
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5 days ago · Epidemiology. • Mesenteric cysts twice as common as omental cysts. • 33% of lesions are detected in children, the remainder in adults. • Symptomatic cysts are usually diagnosed in children before age 10. • Commonly discovered incidentally on imaging study obtained for other reasons.
3 days ago · An example of occult VUR. A 4-month old boy was evaluated due to fUTI caused by E. Coli at 3 months of life. The KUS showed hydroureteronephrosis on the right side, with the anterior-posterior diameter of the pelvis measuring 16 mm and the distal ureter measuring 6 mm. VCUG (panel A) was negative, whereas severe VUR on the right side was detected by IC (panel B) performed 30 minutes later
5 days ago · Hepatic hydatid disease is a parasitic zoonosis caused by the Echinococcus tapeworm. In the liver, two species are most commonly recognized as causing disease in humans: Echinococcus granulosus. Echinococcus multilocularis. For a general discussion, and links to other system-specific manifestations, please refer to the article on hydatid disease.
2 days ago · The cysts are made of a thin white capsule filled with a thick, cheesy, and keratinous material. Their size is variable and ranges from less than a quarter of an inch to more than 2 inches. These keratin-containing lesions are usually seen in young and middle-aged adults in relation to a pilosebaceous follicle. 1 Sebaceous cysts may be present ...
4 days ago · Controversy surrounds pilonidal disease, from who first described it, to the etiology, and how to manage it surgically. Some believe that pilonidal disease was first described in 1880 by Hodges. 1 However, others say it was first described in 1833 by Mayo. 2 Hodges used the term “pilonidal sinus” to describe a chronic infection that contained hair and was usually found between the buttocks.
