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18:2218:22, 11 May 2026 Dressler syndrome (hist | edit) [917 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Background == * Post-myocardial infarction pericarditis with or without pericardial effusion == Clinical Manifestations == * Occurs 1 to 6 weeks after initial insult * Symptoms include fever, malaise, weakness, pleuritic chest pain, irritability, poor appetite, palpitations, dyspnea, and arthralgias ** Fevers typically lower-grade but can be high-grade * Often tachycardic and can have pericardial friction rub on auscultation * Can be complicated by cardiac ta...") Tag: Visual edit

13:4313:43, 23 April 2026 Trench foot (hist | edit) [1,903 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Background == * Also known as nonfreezing cold injury, sea boot foot, and bridge foot === Pathophysiology === * Not entirely clear * Requires moisture * Possibly related to sustained vasoconstriction with ischemia * Possibly related to reperfusion injury == Clinical Manifestations == * Occurs in people with cold, wet extremities (0 to 8 ºC) lasting at least 1 to 3 days (and as little as 14 hours) * Stage I: cold exposure with loss of sensation ** May have diffic...") Tag: Visual edit

17:3717:37, 21 April 2026 Famciclovir (hist | edit) [1,370 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Background == * Antiviral closely related to acyclovir * Oral prodrug to penciclovir, which is phosphorylated by viral thymidine kinase then by cellular kinases to its active triphosphate form inside of infected cells * Competitively inhibits DNA polymerase by competing with deoxyguanosing triphosphate, getting incorporate into the replicating DNA strand and halting further replication * Indicated for the treatment of herpes zoster virus and herpes simp...") Tag: Visual edit

13:3613:36, 16 April 2026 CR:DOI:04904ede1257bfd3546eb1251e080a51 (hist | edit) [481 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{#scite: |reference=ioannou2025ps |type=journal-article |title=Psychrobacter Infections in Humans—A Narrative Review of Reported Cases |author=Petros Ioannou;Afroditi Ziogou;Alexios Giannakodimos;Ilias Giannakodimos;Andreas G. Tsantes;George Samonis|+sep=; |journal=Antibiotics |publisher=MDPI AG |year=2025 |volume=14 |issue=2 |pages=140 |doi=10.3390/antibiotics14020140 |issn=2079-6382 |retrieved-from=https://dx.doi.org/ |retrieved-on=2026-04-16 |@show=t...")
13:3013:30, 16 April 2026 Psychrobacter (hist | edit) [1,311 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Psychrobacter''}} == Background == * Genus of Cellular respiration::aerobic Stain::Gram-negative Shape::coccobacillus within the family Family::Moraxellaceae * Tolerant of cold (i.e. psychrotrophic) * Have been identified in marine environment and isolated from food products * May be part of normal gut flora == Further Reading == * ''Psychrobacter'' Infections in Humans-A Narrative Review of Reported Cases. ''Antibiotics (Basel)''. 20...") Tag: Visual edit

18:2318:23, 15 April 2026 Epididymo-orchitis (hist | edit) [2,325 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Background == * Inflammation of the epididymis with or without inflammation in the testes * Historically thought to be caused mostly by STIs in patients under 35, and mostly by enteric pathogens in patients over 35, though this may be changing === Etiology === * Sexually-transmitted infection: Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Mycoplasma genitalium, and enteric bacteria (in patients who engage in insertive anal intercourse) * Non-sexually-tr...") Tag: Visual edit
18:2318:23, 15 April 2026 CR:DOI:8883b56ecb4c62dc0e54d6839d1a00dd (hist | edit) [518 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{#scite: |reference=justice2025th |type=journal-article |title=The 2024 European guideline on the management of epididymo‐orchitis |author=Edwin D. Justice;John Fricker;Jonathan D. C. Ross;Zsolt Kopa;Mihael Skerlev;Rajul Patel|+sep=; |journal=Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology |publisher=Wiley |year=2025 |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=166-173 |doi=10.1111/jdv.20865 |issn=0926-9959;1468-3083|+sep=; |retrieved-from=https://dx.doi.org...")

15:0615:06, 14 April 2026 Actinotignum (hist | edit) [287 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Actinotignum''}} * Genus of non-motile, non-spore forming, facultatively anaerobic Stain::Gram-positive Shape::bacillus within the family Family::Actinomycetaceae * Of medical importance, include Actinotignum schaalii Category:Gram-positive bacilli") Tag: Visual edit

19:5719:57, 13 April 2026 Reactive infectious mucocutaneous eruption (hist | edit) [3,132 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Background == * RIME is a mucosal or mucocutaneous eruption following Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections ** Other suspected causative infections include Chlamydophila pneumoniae, human metapneumovirus, human parainfluenza virus 2, rhinovirus, enterovirus, influenza A and B, COVID‐19, and adenovirus * Similar to a postinfectious Stevens-Johnson syndrome, though more common in younger patients with notable mucosal...") Tag: Visual edit

18:1318:13, 10 April 2026 Anti-NMDAR encephalitis (hist | edit) [891 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Background == * Relatively common cause of autoimmune encephalitis * More common in women of childbearing age (18 to 45) * Associated with ovarian teratoma and sometimes other tumours == Clinical Manifestations == * Myriad symptoms * Subacute presentation that can be organised into: ** Prodromal phase, with flu-like illness last weeks up to a few months ** Psychotic phase, with variable psychiatric manifestations, with fairly rapid onset sometimes prompting adm...") Tag: Visual edit
18:0118:01, 10 April 2026 CR:DOI:493e8ef29566c67763e93899d1c2ab70 (hist | edit) [454 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{#scite: |reference=budhram2019di |type=journal-article |title=Diagnosing autoimmune limbic encephalitis |author=Adrian Budhram;Andrew Leung;Michael W. Nicolle;Jorge G. Burneo|+sep=; |journal=Canadian Medical Association Journal |publisher=CMA Joule Inc. |year=2019 |volume=191 |issue=19 |pages=E529-E534 |doi=10.1503/cmaj.181548 |issn=0820-3946;1488-2329|+sep=; |retrieved-from=https://dx.doi.org/ |retrieved-on=2026-04-10 |@show=true }}")
17:5817:58, 10 April 2026 Autoimmune limbic encephalitis (hist | edit) [2,772 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Diagnosis == * Based on presence of all 4 of the following criteriaCiteRef::graus2016a ** Subacute onset (rapid progression of less than 3 mo) of working memory deficits, seizures, or psychiatric symptoms suggesting involvement of the limbic system. ** Bilateral brain abnormalities on ''T''2-weighted fluid-attenuated inversion recovery MRI highly restricted to the medial temporal lobes ** At least one of the following: *** CSF pleocytosis (white blood cell count...") Tag: Visual edit
17:5717:57, 10 April 2026 CR:DOI:0cd6467a40a83a2b7f3fd51afcb78ad8 (hist | edit) [822 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{#scite: |reference=graus2016a |type=journal-article |title=A clinical approach to diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis |author=Francesc Graus;Maarten J Titulaer;Ramani Balu;Susanne Benseler;Christian G Bien;Tania Cellucci;Irene Cortese;Russell C Dale;Jeffrey M Gelfand;Michael Geschwind;Carol A Glaser;Jerome Honnorat;Romana Höftberger;Takahiro Iizuka;Sarosh R Irani;Eric Lancaster;Frank Leypoldt;Harald Prüss;Alexander Rae-Grant;Markus Reindl;Myrna R Rosenfeld;Kevi...")
16:2816:28, 10 April 2026 CR:DOI:d543a22dbe6985c8884db270d4c7f026 (hist | edit) [486 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{#scite: |reference=baron2020am |type=journal-article |title=American Gastroenterological Association Clinical Practice Update: Management of Pancreatic Necrosis |author=Todd H. Baron;Christopher J. DiMaio;Andrew Y. Wang;Katherine A. Morgan|+sep=; |journal=Gastroenterology |publisher=Elsevier BV |year=2020 |volume=158 |issue=1 |pages=67-75.e1 |doi=10.1053/j.gastro.2019.07.064 |issn=0016-5085 |retrieved-from=https://dx.doi.org/ |retrieved-on=2026-04-10 |@s...")
16:2816:28, 10 April 2026 CR:DOI:3b9ff52313dcd065b32340cad725021a (hist | edit) [1,303 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{#scite: |reference=van brunschot2018en |type=journal-article |title=Endoscopic or surgical step-up approach for infected necrotising pancreatitis: a multicentre randomised trial |author=Sandra van Brunschot;Janneke van Grinsven;Hjalmar C van Santvoort;Olaf J Bakker;Marc G Besselink;Marja A Boermeester;Thomas L Bollen;Koop Bosscha;Stefan A Bouwense;Marco J Bruno;Vincent C Cappendijk;Esther C Consten;Cornelis H Dejong;Casper H van Eijck;Willemien G Erkelens;Harry van...")
16:2716:27, 10 April 2026 CR:DOI:c7bda84dee4ef3d0ca83b48aa011dc93 (hist | edit) [584 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{#scite: |reference=ross2014du |type=journal-article |title=Dual-modality drainage of infected and symptomatic walled-off pancreatic necrosis: long-term clinical outcomes |author=Andrew S. Ross;Shayan Irani;S. Ian Gan;Flavio Rocha;Justin Siegal;Mehran Fotoohi;Ellen Hauptmann;David Robinson;Robert Crane;Richard Kozarek;Michael Gluck|+sep=; |journal=Gastrointestinal Endoscopy |publisher=Elsevier BV |year=2014 |volume=79 |issue=6 |pages=929-935 |doi=10.1016/j.gi...")

16:4716:47, 9 April 2026 CR:DOI:57683f29f98740bfd65e63b520871f4c (hist | edit) [549 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{#scite: |reference=cunha2016th |type=journal-article |title=The pharmacokinetic basis of oral valacyclovir treatment of herpes simplex virus (HSV) or varicella zoster virus (VZV) meningitis, meningoencephalitis or encephalitis in adults |author=Burke A. Cunha;Jeffrey Baron|+sep=; |journal=Journal of Chemotherapy |publisher=Maney Publishing |year=2016 |volume=29 |issue=2 |pages=122-125 |doi=10.1179/1973947815y.0000000065 |issn=1120-009X;1973-9478|+sep=; |re...")

16:5916:59, 8 April 2026 Mycobacterium kansasii (hist | edit) [1,295 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Background == * Species of non-tuberculous mycobacterium within the genus Genus::Mycobacterium * Slow grower photochromogen * Almost never colonizer, almost always considered pathogenic == Clinical Manifestations == * Causes pulmonary disease, particularly upper lobe cavitary disease in male smokers with alcohol use, often in early 50s * Also causes disseminated disease, particularly in AIDS * Can cause MSK infections == Ma...") Tag: Visual edit
14:5414:54, 8 April 2026 CR:DOI:c8979d6d33702fc9854f30445fad20d0 (hist | edit) [765 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{#scite: |reference=guery2018ex |type=journal-article |title=Extended-pulsed fidaxomicin versus vancomycin for Clostridium difficile infection in patients 60 years and older (EXTEND): a randomised, controlled, open-label, phase 3b/4 trial |author=Benoit Guery;Francesco Menichetti;Veli-Jukka Anttila;Nicholas Adomakoh;Jose Maria Aguado;Karen Bisnauthsing;Areti Georgopali;Simon D Goldenberg;Andreas Karas;Gbenga Kazeem;Chris Longshaw;Jose Alejandro Palacios-Fabrega;Oliv...")

16:3616:36, 7 April 2026 Onychomycosis (hist | edit) [625 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Background == * Fungal infection of the nails == Management == * For mild cases, topical treatments with over-the-counter antifungals (clotrimazole, tolnaftate) is reasonable * For mild to moderate cases, topical treatments are recommended: ** Efinaconazole 10% ** Ciclopirox nail lacquer 8% ** Tavaborole * For more severe or extensive disease, consider systemic antifungals: ** Terbinafine == Prevention == * To decrease risk of reinfection,...") Tag: Visual edit
14:3414:34, 7 April 2026 Brevundimonas vesicularis (hist | edit) [327 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Brevundimonas vesicularis''}} * Stain::Gram-negative Shape::bacillus within the genus Genus::Brevundimonas * Aerobic, afermentative, oxidase Oxidase::positive * Previously known as ''Pseudomonas vesicularis'' * Environmental organism found in soil and water Category:Gram-negative bacilli") Tag: Visual edit

16:2616:26, 6 April 2026 CR:DOI:080a914b31b7e1fdc3f8a42e9b182fc4 (hist | edit) [563 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{#scite: |reference=liu2026th |type=journal-article |title=The effect of oral ciprofloxacin at conventional doses on the QT interval in a tertiary outpatient setting |author=Weber Liu;Hugh G Dickson;Hany Dimitri;Yashodha Shankar Pani;Jayanathi Ramanathan;Dana West;Sarah Tima;Winston Thai|+sep=; |journal=Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy |publisher=Oxford University Press (OUP) |year=2026 |volume=81 |issue=3 |doi=10.1093/jac/dkag020 |issn=0305-7453;1460-20...")

15:2215:22, 4 April 2026 CR:DOI:41b943c22ada90ca12f036322bec20d6 (hist | edit) [553 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{#scite: |reference=aljohani2020ro |type=journal-article |title=Role ofN-Acetylcysteine in the Treatment of Acute Nonacetaminophen, Nonalcoholic and Nonviral Hepatitis: A Meta-analysis |author=Waleed Aljohani;Brian Pak Ho Chan;Mohammad Yaghoobi|+sep=; |journal=Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology |publisher=Oxford University Press (OUP) |year=2020 |volume=4 |issue=3 |pages=125-130 |doi=10.1093/jcag/gwaa017 |issn=2515-2084;2515-2092|+sep=;...")

18:4518:45, 2 April 2026 CR:DOI:642cc7eee42bf12e75b9cdc1fe0fff80 (hist | edit) [617 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{#scite: |reference=blairon2024mi |type=journal-article |title=Mixta calida, not only an environmental bacterium, but a potential opportunistic threat: Case report of an osteitis with skin necrosis and mini review of the literature |author=Laurent Blairon;Johnatan Everaert;Bruno Baillon;Sophie Collignon;François Coenen;Roberto Cupaiolo;Ingrid Beukinga;Marie Tré-Hardy|+sep=; |journal=New Microbes and New Infections |publisher=Elsevier BV |year=2024 |volume=62...")
18:4418:44, 2 April 2026 CR:DOI:ac8983425688f61289e39949db1a2104 (hist | edit) [560 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{#scite: |reference=mcdonagh2025id |type=journal-article |title=Identification of blaESBL- and blaCARBA- Positive Multi-Drug Resistant Mixta calida Isolates from Distinct Human Hosts |author=Francesca McDonagh;Kate Ryan;Aneta Kovářová;Anna Tumeo;Christina Clarke;Martin Cormican;Georgios Miliotis|+sep=; |journal=International Journal of Medical Microbiology |publisher=Elsevier BV |year=2025 |volume=320 |pages=151669 |doi=10.1016/j.ijmm.2025.151669 |issn=143...")
16:3316:33, 2 April 2026 Mixta calida (hist | edit) [573 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Stain::Gram-negative Shape::bacillus within the genus Genus::Mixta * Previously known as ''Pantoea calida'' Category:Gram-negative bacilli") Tag: Visual edit

17:4017:40, 31 March 2026 DPACE (hist | edit) [269 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Chemotherapeutic regimen that is a combination of cyclophosphamide, cisplatin, etoposide, doxorubicin, dexamethasone * Also known as DCEP * Indicated for multiple myeloma Category:Chemotherapy Category:Hematology Category:Oncology") Tag: Visual edit

14:5114:51, 27 March 2026 Pneumomediastinum (hist | edit) [468 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Abnormal finding of air contained within the mediastinum * Etiologies include ** Alveolar rupture, from asthma, mechanical ventilation, diving barotrauma, smoking, or spontaneous ** Thoracic trauma, including blunt trauma and penetrating injuries ** Other causes, including bronchial or tracheal rupture, laryngeal trauma, esophageal rupture, mediastinal infection, retroperitoneal process (including post-surgery or perforated viscus), and facial trauma or fracture") Tag: Visual edit

19:3419:34, 24 March 2026 Chest x-ray (hist | edit) [3,167 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Interpretation == === Assess Quality === * May be PA (preferred, taken at a standard 1.8 m distance) or AP (done for patients who are unable to go to imaging department or to position for PA) ** PA will magnify the mediastinum ** AP more often done at an upward angle, which can blunt the left dome of the diaphram * Inspiration: at least 6 anterior ribs should be above the left dome of the diaphragm ** Shallow inspiration can result in enlarged cardiac diameter, crow...") Tag: Visual edit

17:2317:23, 20 March 2026 CR:DOI:2d3e7161c96d7cdbb77e7ccf408effaf (hist | edit) [429 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{#scite: |reference=li2022an |type=journal-article |title=Antibiotic susceptibility and biofilm-forming ability of Veillonella strains |author=Junli Li;Hejing Wang;Na Li;Yikui Zhang;Xin Lü;Bianfang Liu|+sep=; |journal=Anaerobe |publisher=Elsevier BV |year=2022 |volume=78 |pages=102667 |doi=10.1016/j.anaerobe.2022.102667 |issn=1075-9964 |retrieved-from=https://dx.doi.org/ |retrieved-on=2026-03-20 |@show=true }}")

20:4420:44, 19 March 2026 Eukaryota (hist | edit) [414 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Domain of life containing all organisms whose cells have a membrane-bound nucleus * Includes kingdoms Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, and Protista") Tag: Visual edit
20:4020:40, 19 March 2026 Conoidasida (hist | edit) [353 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Class of protozoal parasites within the phylum Phylum::Apicomplexa Category:Protozoa") Tag: Visual edit
20:3920:39, 19 March 2026 Eucoccidiorida (hist | edit) [292 bytes] Aidan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Order of protozoal parasites within the class Class::Conoidasida Category:Protozoa") Tag: Visual edit

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