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Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Causes of Adrenal ... Disseminated Fungal, HIV ... /AIDS • Hemorrhagic ... Granulomatous Disease ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... disseminated microbial disease ... canimorsus • Virus: HIV ... neoformans, Blastomyces dermatitidis ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
non-productive cough, nausea ... : Jaundice + renal ... Severe pulmonary disease ... ARDS Diagnosis ... Leptospirosis #Leptospira #microbiology
Types of Renal Calculi

Calcium oxalate
 - Interstitial apatite plaque, Low urine volume, Increased urinary calcium excretion,
di-basic amino acids ... recessive genetic disease ... herpes virus or HIV ... /AIDS, diuretics ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Approach to Eye Disease ... Cornea/Iris: • Keratitis ... Concussion Other Causes ... optic disk • HIV ... ophthalmology #causes
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
/ AIDS - Differential ... Demyelinating disease ... caused by the JC ... differential #diagnosis #AIDS ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
infections are caused ... SOT, Advanced HIV ... /AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... vori Infectious Diseases ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Diagnosis Framework Disease ... angioinvasive disease ... factor • May cause ... #AIDS #pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
pulmonary and renal ... tract, and often causes ... lesions-interstitial keratitis ... Cryoglobulins • HIV ... • HBV HCV
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... mucogenicum • HIV ... Advanced HIV (CD4 ... diagnosis • Microbiologic ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases