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Neonates Microcytic Three gene deletion α-thalassemia Normocytic Acute blood loss Isoimmunization (antibody-mediated hemolysis) – ABO incompatibility; Rh incompatibility Congenital hemolytic anemias (spherocytosis, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency)...
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Irreversible causes Alzheimer’s Disease Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) Vascular (multi-infarct) dementia Mixed Dementia Dementia with Lewy Bodies (Lewy body dementia) Parkinson’s Disease Frontotemporal Dementia Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (Prion disease)...
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Vitiligo Tinea versicolor (pityriasis versicolor) Postinflammatory hypopigmentation Pityriasis alba Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis Chemically induced (phenols) Nevus depigmentosus Halo nevi Hypomelanosis of Ito Seborrheic dermatitis Intralesional corticosteroids...
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Fever Deconditioning, Pulmonary Asthma Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Infection: Pneumonia, Bronchitis, TB, Fungal infection. Aspiration Pulmonary embolus Pneumothorax Pulmonary hypertension Pleural effusion Interstitial fibrosis Upper airway obstruction:...
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Esophageal Spasm Lower esophageal ring or web (schatzki’s ring) Functional dysphagia Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke) Globus sensation Esophageal web Achalasia Esophagitis (HSV, Candida/yeast infection; Pill-induced; Postradiation) Gastroesophageal reflux disease...
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Acute otitis media, otitis media with effusion Chronic otitis media External otitis or external canal pustule Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) syndrome Auditory (eustachian) tube dysfunction Mastoiditis Cerumen Viral myringitis; Bullous myringitis Dental causes: e.g....
