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Papilledema on Fundoscopy Ocular Examination

31 year old male with cryptococcal meningitis. CD4 count 44, 1 year
old male with cryptococcal ... CD4 count 44, 1 ... #Papilledema #cryptococcus
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Pulmonary TB and CD4 ... cell count <50 ... cell count >50 ... regardless of CD4 ... • Cryptococcal
Cryptococcus neoformans Meningoencephalitis- The opening pressure on lumbar puncture was 29 cm of water (reference range,
Cryptococcus neoformans ... The cryptococcal ... CSF culture grew Cryptococcus ... milliliter, and the CD4 ... clinical #NEJM #Cryptococcus
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Infections in HIV-AIDS ... ) Fungal: • CD4 ... (Histoplasma, Cryptococcus ... Parasitic: • CD4 ... ABG, BDG, Serum Cryptococcal
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... -cell count is less ... -cell count more ... culture positive Cryptococcal ... lesions • CSF cryptococcal
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
treatment of HIV/AIDS ... cavitation • Cryptococcus ... patient has known cryptococcal ... meningitis • Guidelines ... for most OI • Cryptococcal
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Count: Any CD4 ... Count: • Mycobacterium ... pneumonia (PJP), MAI, Cryptococcal ... nodules, plaques) Cryptococcus ... Infections #HIV #AIDS
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Fluconazole CRYPTOCOCCUS ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... Increased leukocyte count ... level, presence of cryptococcal ... CSF and serum Cryptococcal
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Cryptococcal meningitis ... Cryptococcal meningitis ... immunocompromised CD4 ... Guidelines recommend ... IUIDfellowship #Cryptococcal