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HIV Associated Infections Based on CD4 Count 

#Diagnosis #InfectiousDisease #CD4Count #HIV #AIDS #Opportunistic #Infections #OI #Table
Infections Based on CD4 ... Count #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDisease ... #Prophylaxis #CD4
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
CNS Ring-Enhancing ... Toxoplasmosis (CD4 ... Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #radiology
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... : ß-blockers, CNS ... #bradycardia #Causes ... #differential #diagnosis ... #infectiousdiseases
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 ... Demyelinating disease caused ... #differential #diagnosis ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Etiologies of Meningitis - Acute (1-14d) vs Chronic (>14 days)

#meningitis #differential #diagnosis #pathogens #causes #acute #chronic
#differential #diagnosis ... #pathogens #causes ... acute #chronic #infectiousdiseases
HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
which can also cause ... endocarditis is caused ... endocarditis is caused ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #culture ... #Endocarditis #InfectiousDiseases ... #CNIE #BCNIE #cardiology
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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cytokines Common causes ... disease Rare causes ... CD3-CD4+ T cells ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes
Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
• Liver • CNS ... TB #Pulmonary #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis
Legionnaire's Disease - Extrapulmonary organ involvement: CNS: Mental confusion, encephalopathic, headache. Cardiac: Relative bradycardia. GI: Loose
organ involvement: CNS ... insufficiency #Diagnosis ... #IM #InfectiousDisease