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Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... Tuberculosis, Neisseria meningitidis ... Histoplasma capsulatum, Cryptococcus ... #Infectious #Causes
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Tuberculous Meningitis ... Demyelinating disease caused ... culture positive Cryptococcal ... Meningitis: • ... lesions • CSF cryptococcal
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
polysaccharide capsule of Cryptococcus ... detection for cryptococcal ... meningitis; some ... mucopolysaccharide capsule of Cryptococcus ... cell walls of Cyptococcus
Papilledema on Fundoscopy Ocular Examination

Papilledema in a patient with cryptococcal meningitis

Dr. Sebastian Vega @oftalmopo

#Papilledema #cryptococcus #meningitis
a patient with cryptococcal ... meningitis Dr ... #Papilledema #cryptococcus ... #meningitis #Ocular
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
cause quadriplegia ... Toxin C -> N. meningitidis ... hearing loss, meningitis ... media; pneumonia, meningitis ... > Inflammation causes
Bacterial Meningitis - Causative Organisms and Treatment by Age Group

#Bacterial #Meningitis #Causes #Pathogens #Diagnosis #Management
Bacterial Meningitis ... #Bacterial #Meningitis ... #Causes #Pathogens
Findings in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Different Causes of Meningitis

#CSF #Fluid #Analysis #Interpretation #Meningitis #Normal #Bacterial #Viral
Fluid in Different Causes ... of Meningitis ... Interpretation #Meningitis
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
regardless of CD4 • Cryptococcal ... Meningitis
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 ... Treatment #management #meningitis ... #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 ... Treatment #management #meningitis ... #cryptococcus #