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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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/ AIDS - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Antimicrobial treatment ... encephalopathy ... #AIDS #opportunistic
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... characterized by: • Headache ... mental status • Headache ... may precede the neurologic ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Acute CPP Crystal ... culture used to diagnose ... Pseudogout: Treatment ... pain, fever, and headache ... Deposition #Disease #Rheumatology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... cough, chills, headache ... pulmonary symptoms • Rheumatologic ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... : • Serology for