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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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IRIS might ... based on clinical ... required until immune ... Imaging: - MRI ... Demyelinating disease caused
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... pleural effusions, CNS ... , ocular • PJP ... Zoster flare, ocular
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Immune-mediated ... nervous system (CNS ... neuropathy (LHON) plus MRI ... lesions and clinical ... noninflammatory #differential
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
activation of an immune ... that results in CNS ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... • Infectious causes ... management #neurology #differential
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Vasculitis Differential ... oligoclonal bands • MRI ... tract, and often causes ... chorioretinitis, CNS
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... Polymorphic skin lesions ... Multiple skin lesions ... Lymphadenopathy, CNS ... factor • May cause
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
cells are the immune ... - Causes progressive ... MRI: Brain, cervical ... Further testing must be ... conditions listed in differential
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin Lymphoma - Clinical ... Erythema nodosum • Immune ... platelets - WBC may be ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... classification #hematology