Obgyn Key

Trypanosomiases   Eduardo Ortega-Barria   AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) is a parasitic disease transmitted by tsetse flies of the genus Glossina and caused by a group of parasites…

Adrenal Insufficiency   Walter L. Miller   Signs and symptoms of adrenal insufficiency are listed in Table 534-1. Most patients with chronic adrenal insufficiency have weakness, fatigue, anorexia, weight loss,…

Cytomegalovirus   Mark R. Schleiss   Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is one of the family of eight human herpesviruses, designated as human herpesvirus type 5 (HHV-5) (Table 309-1). Taxonomically, it is referred…

Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis   Rachel Adams Greenup and Casey M. Calkins   EPIDEMIOLOGY Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS) remains the most common surgical cause of nonbilious vomiting in infants.1…

Tuberculosis (Mycobacteria tuberculosis)   Jeffrey R. Starke   Despite important advances in its treatment over the past two decades, tuberculosis remains a major infectious disease. Approximately one third of the…

Cryptosporidiosis   Luis F. Barroso II and Richard L. Guerrant   Cryptosporidium species are tiny (2–6 μm), obligate intracellular parasites related to other coccidian protozoan, including Toxoplasma, Cyclospora, Isospora, Plasmodium,…

Anterior Segment Disorders   David S. Walton   The anterior segment of the eye consists of the cornea, the anterior chamber, the iris, the pupil, and the lens, which anatomically…

Disorders of the Anterior Pituitary Gland   Edward O. Reiter   The anterior pituitary is crucial for normal growth, sexual maturation, and endocrine function. The pituitary integrates, mediates, and modulates…

Peripheral Nerve Disorders and Anterior Horn Cell Diseases   Peter B. Kang   The classification of peripheral nerve disorders can be tricky, as with many major disease categories. Neuropathies may…

Mumps   Dennis L. Murray   Mumps is a communicable systemic viral illness usually characterized by parotitis. With the widespread use of mumps vaccine, the disease has become less common….