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Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Differential diagnosis ... /II, VZV, CMV, HIV ... , M. leprae • Parasitic ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
- Differential Diagnosis ... negative culture Brain ... endemic fungi - Parasitic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
- Differential Diagnosis ... Neoplasm-related (brain ... Infectious (fungal, TB, parasitic ... complications of HIV ... #Differential #Diagnosis
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
CNS Ring-Enhancing ... Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... • Nocardia • Parasitic ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #differential #diagnosis
Algorithm for evaluating multiple ring-enhancing lesions in immunocompetent (HIV negative)

#ringenhancing #lesions #cns #brain #diagnosis #differential #algorithm
immunocompetent (HIV ... ringenhancing #lesions #cns ... #brain #diagnosis
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
- Differential Diagnosis ... Bell's palsy (HSV ... Vestibular neuronitis, CNS ... Todd Paralysis), Brain ... Tumor, Traumatic Brain
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
Encephalopathy, HIV ... Lymphoma, primary, of brain ... Toxoplasmosis of brain ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #List
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
integrity of the blood-brain ... and infects the CNS ... through the blood-brain ... Diagnosis: MRI ... PML (JC virus) Brain
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Diagnosis Framework ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... Infections in HIV ... #differential #diagnosis ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
canimorsus • Virus: HIV ... Pneumocystis Jiroveci • Parasites ... #differential #diagnosis ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases