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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... Antimicrobial treatment ... rapidly progressive encephalopathy ... • VZV • HIV encephalopathy
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Fever (75%) • Encephalopathy ... Presentations: • Opportunistic ... in which case opportunistic ... antibody test) Treatment ... Syndrome #HIV #diagnosis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
opportunistic infection ... Lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... Calmette-Guérin (BCG ... infection Treatment
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... may precede the neurologic ... : • Infection, ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute ... #management #neurology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Mild Infections (Such As Focal Pneumonia or asymptomatic patients
with positive serology ... (Diffuse Pulmonary ... Disseminated Disease)—Acute ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic
Causes of Myoclonus - Differential Diagnosis
LOCALIZATION:
 • Cortical: Focal/multifocal: Distal UL+ Face, Action/sensitive induced
 • Sub-Cortical:
- Differential Diagnosis ... : Infections (Arbovirus ... Glu, thyroid), encephalopathy ... hepatic, septic, pulmonary ... #Causes #neurology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... to 12 weeks for acute ... Chronic, subacute to acute ... by culture or serology ... : • Serology for