ATAXIC NYSTAGMUS: A PATHOGNOMONIC SIGN IN DISSEMINATED SCLEROSIS

W. Harris

doi:10.1136/bjo.28.1.40

ATAXIC NYSTAGMUS: A PATHOGNOMONIC SIGN IN DISSEMINATED SCLEROSIS

British Journal of Ophthalmology ◽

10.1136/bjo.28.1.40 ◽

1944 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 40-42 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

W. Harris

Keyword(s):

Pathognomonic Sign ◽

Disseminated Sclerosis

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THE PATHOLOGY OF DISSEMINATED SCLEROSIS

The Medical Journal of Australia ◽

10.5694/j.1326-5377.1950.tb106870.x ◽

1950 ◽

Vol 2 (20) ◽

pp. 735-735

Keyword(s):

Disseminated Sclerosis

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Differential Laboratory Diagnosis of Acute Fever in Guinea: Preparedness for the Threat of Hemorrhagic Fevers

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18116022 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (11) ◽

pp. 6022

Author(s):

Vladimir G. Dedkov ◽

N’Faly Magassouba ◽

Olga A. Stukolova ◽

Victoria A. Savina ◽

Jakob Camara ◽

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Keyword(s):

Ebola Virus ◽

Febrile Illness ◽

Laboratory Diagnosis ◽

Acute Febrile Illness ◽

Causative Pathogen ◽

Hemorrhagic Fevers ◽

Wide Range ◽

Causative Agents ◽

Pathognomonic Sign

Acute febrile illnesses occur frequently in Guinea. Acute fever itself is not a unique, hallmark indication (pathognomonic sign) of any one illness or disease. In the infectious disease context, fever’s underlying cause can be a wide range of viral or bacterial pathogens, including the Ebola virus. In this study, molecular and serological methods were used to analyze samples from patients hospitalized with acute febrile illness in various regions of Guinea. This analysis was undertaken with the goal of accomplishing differential diagnosis (determination of causative pathogen) in such cases. As a result, a number of pathogens, both viral and bacterial, were identified in Guinea as causative agents behind acute febrile illness. In approximately 60% of the studied samples, however, a definitive determination could not be made.

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