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Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Immune Reconstitution ... • 10-20% of HIV-infected ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... Fever, chills, lack ... #IRIS #Immune
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... 38 degrees • Chills ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... #differential #causes
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Fevers and/or chills ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV ... mycobacteria Treatment ... #differential #diagnosis
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS ... ): • In HIV+, usually ... stroke Tuberculous Abscess ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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IRIS might ... Antimicrobial treatment ... required until immune ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... Demyelinating disease caused
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
emboli • Lung abscess ... Progression: (+) Immune ... rest LTBI (-) Immune ... pneumothorax, bronchiectasis ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
emboli • Lung abscess ... Progression: (+) Immune ... rest LTBI (-) Immune ... pneumothorax, bronchiectasis ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... Generalized: Chills ... Septic emboli cause ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Treat underlying cause