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Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
 -
cytokines Common causes ... disease Rare causes ... CD3-CD4+ T cells ... HTLVI) - Chronic inflammatory ... related disease, inflammatory
Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) vs. Kawasaki Disease
CDC Case Definition for MIS-C;
 • < 21
Multi-System Inflammatory ... Kawasaki Disease CDC ... Case Definition ... #MultiSystem #Inflammatory
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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occur when the CD4 ... immune recovery (CD4 ... Virus (HSV): • CD4 ... Lymphoma: • CD4 ... Meningitis: • CD4
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
Decreased CD4 ... + and CD8+ T cell ... counts and a raised ... CD4+/CD8+ ratio ... Men • ~50% of cases
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Toxoplasmosis (CD4 ... CNS Lymphoma (CD4 ... Metastatic disease Inflammatory ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
Important causes ... will depend On CD4 ... count & sites of ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) - CDC Criteria for Diagnosis

Minimum Criteria (at least one needed for diagnosis):
Pelvic Inflammatory ... Disease (PID) - CDC ... white blood cell count ... laparoscopy #Pelvic #Inflammatory ... #Disease #PID #CDC
A proposed management algorithm for CDI in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. *Severe-complicated CDI is defined
for CDI in patients ... with inflammatory ... Severe-complicated CDI ... changes, leukocyte count ... uncomplicated CDI
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artifact (redo CBC ... Acute or Chronic Inflammatory ... #Causes #Hematology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
ART ↑ improves CD4 ... low pretreatment CD4 ... can occur at any CD4 ... an increase in CD4 ... Depends On: • CD4