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Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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or proteinase 3 ... Necrotizing, pauci-immune ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: strong sign ... are proteinase 3
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: Strong sign ... • Progressive symptoms ... or proteinase 3 ... aneurysms can also
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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required until immune ... Demyelinating disease ... such as hemianopia ... - Generally >3 ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
caucasian • Symptoms ... Unilateral • Signs ... TREATMENT • IV ... or other auto-immune ... diseases By
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... syndromes such as ... Signs and symptoms ... • Acute: - IV ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
cells are the immune ... Presentation: - Disease ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... more regions 3. ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
mucogenicum • HIV ... patients such as ... Advanced HIV (CD4 ... Hematologic malignancy 3. ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
impaired cellular immune ... SOT, Advanced HIV ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... • AspGM can be also ... vori Infectious Diseases
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... activity → local immune ... mediators such as ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... #Signs #Symptoms
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
worsening of that disease ... improves CD4 count in 3- ... pericarditis, peritoneal disease ... such as double ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management