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Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Immune Reconstitution ... specific diagnostic criteria ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
pericarditis (select cases ... hypoxemia • Immune ... inflammatory syndrome (IRIS ... Indications #infections #management
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
narrowing and collapse Immune ... Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... by immune mechanisms ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... • IRIS might ... required until immune ... Demyelinating disease caused ... patients with IRIS
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
cells are the immune ... - Causes progressive ... : El Escorial criteria ... conditions listed in differential ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
activation of an immune ... Diagnostic Criteria ... • Infectious causes ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Edema in 70% of cases ... Criteria for Diagnosis ... Resolution > 15 days Differentials ... Exanthematous Pustulosis Management ... dermatology #diagnosis #management
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
of about three cases ... Erythema nodosum • Immune ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... through Ann Arbor criteria ... hematology #oncology #management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Septic Emboli Cause ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... Treat underlying cause ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Idiopathic CD4 Lymphopenia (ICL) / Lymphocytopenia 

DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR ICL
 • Persistent CD4 T-cell lymphopenia
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DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA ... primary or secondary immune ... Common variable immune ... diagnosis #hematology #Differential ... #Causes #lymphocytopenia