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Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Coccidioides spp., Cryptococcus ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... disease • Pleural effusion ... Parapneumonic effusion ... (NHL, primary effusion
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... pneumonia (PJP), MAI, Cryptococcal ... nodules, plaques) Cryptococcus ... pneumonia, pleural effusion ... cough, myalgia • Lung
IDSA Treatment Recommendations for Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis - Induction, Consolidation and Maintenance Therapy

Table 2. Antifungal Treatment Recommendations
Recommendations for Cryptococcal ... Recommendations for Cryptococcal ... Recommendations for Cryptococcal ... Recommendations for Cryptococcal ... management #meningitis #cryptococcus
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
polysaccharide capsule of Cryptococcus ... detection for cryptococcal ... mucopolysaccharide capsule of Cryptococcus ... cell walls of Cyptococcus
Risk factors for Cryptococcal Infection
Mnemonic: IS NOT A MOLD
I - Ibrutinib
S - Sarcoidosis
N
O - Organ Transplant
T
Risk factors for Cryptococcal ... Risk #factors #Cryptococcal ... #Infection #cryptococcus
Papilledema on Fundoscopy Ocular Examination

Papilledema in a patient with cryptococcal meningitis

Dr. Sebastian Vega @oftalmopo

#Papilledema #cryptococcus #meningitis
a patient with cryptococcal ... #Papilledema #cryptococcus
Cryptococcus neoformans Meningoencephalitis- The opening pressure on lumbar puncture was 29 cm of water (reference range,
Cryptococcus neoformans ... The cryptococcal ... CSF culture grew Cryptococcus ... clinical #NEJM #Cryptococcus
Cryptococcus neoformans - One Page Diagnosis and Management Summary

Dr. Lizzy Hastie @LizzyHastie

#Cryptococcus #neoformans #Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Cryptococcus neoformans ... @LizzyHastie #Cryptococcus
Papilledema on Fundoscopy Ocular Examination

31 year old male with cryptococcal meningitis. CD4 count 44, 1 year
old male with cryptococcal ... #Papilledema #cryptococcus
IDSA Treatment Recommendations for Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infected Individuals
Induction therapy:
 • AmBd (0.7–1.0
Recommendations for Cryptococcal ... week) >1 year #Cryptococcal ... management #meningitis #cryptococcus