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Great Mimickers - SHALLOTS Mnemonic

S- Syphilis - Neurosyphilis, aortitis, gummas... Granulomas can form anywhere! Skin, mucosa,
joints, bones, lungs ... H _ HIV - Hepatitis ... Could be lupus in ... SHALLOTS #Mnemonic #Diagnosis ... #Differential #
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features ... of Systemic Lupus ... effusion, Restrictive lung ... Aseptic necrosis of hip ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... should be based on clinical ... #differential # ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Diagnosis: • ANCA-associated ... and CNS • Headache ... • Transverse Myelitis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... shows a small, stable ... Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Lymphadenopathy, CNS ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... - Clinical Presentation ... Diagnosis: • ... simplex virus, HIV ... #neurology #differential
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Advanced HIV (CD4 ... Pulmonary Disease: Clinical ... • Clinical (Symptoms ... NTM #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Persistence of clinically relevant viruses on dry inanimate surfaces

Most common viruses persist on surfaces for days
Persistence of clinically ... virus > 7 days HIV ... How long do nosocomial ... viruses #surfaces #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #table
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Can cause TYPE IV ... salivary ducts Clinical ... neuropathy, transverse myelitis ... • 8%-27% for CNS ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung