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CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
CNS Ring-Enhancing ... + toxo IgG • CNS ... histoplasmosis, cryptococcus ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... negative culture Brain ... : Aspergillus, Cryptococcus ... nocardia - Fungal: Cryptococcus ... Coccidiomycosis, Cryptococcus
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
count >50 • CNS ... regardless of CD4 • Cryptococcal
Multiple Cranial Neuropathies - High Yield Differential Diagnosis
 • Intrinsic brainstem process
 • Compressive brainstem process
Neurosarcoidosis • CNS ... VZV, syphilis, cryptococcus ... rarely botulism) Casey ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... present in 15% of cases ... Demyelinating disease caused ... culture positive Cryptococcal ... lesions • CSF cryptococcal
Causes of CSF Lymphocytic Pleocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Viral: Arbo, Adeno, Herpes, Entero, HIV
Fungal: Cryptococcus, Cocci, Histo,
Causes of CSF Lymphocytic ... , HIV Fungal: Cryptococcus ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Algorithm for evaluating multiple ring-enhancing lesions in immunocompetent (HIV negative)

#ringenhancing #lesions #cns #brain #diagnosis #differential #algorithm
Algorithm for evaluating ... ringenhancing #lesions #cns ... #brain #diagnosis ... #differential #algorithm ... #causes #radiology
Spectrum of activity for systemic antifungal agents
Antifungals: 5FC, flucytosine; AMB, amphotericin B; ANI, anidulafungin; CAS, caspofungin;
anidulafungin; CAS ... Aspergillus fumigatus, Cryptococcus
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tumor, Traumatic brain ... Encephalitis, Brain ... #Causes #neurology
Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
Causes of Altered ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Brain Involvement ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes