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Coccidioidomycosis: skin lesions associated with chronic infection.
Photo Credit, Josh Fierer, M.D.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD Catalog
Coccidioidomycosis ... : skin lesions associated ... with chronic infection ... Photo Credit, Josh Fierer ... #Dermatology #SkinRash
Coccidioidomycosis: skin lesions associated with chronic infection.
Photo Credit, Josh Fierer, M.D.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD Catalog
Coccidioidomycosis ... : skin lesions associated ... with chronic infection ... Photo Credit, Josh Fierer ... #Dermatology #SkinRash
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... Diagnosis Framework ... Infections in HIV ... Aspergillosis • Coccidioidomycosis ... #HIV #CNS #Infections
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... pulmonary etc) • CNS ... parainfluenza, Coxsackie, HIV ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #neurology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
especially the CNS ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... a yeast cell Coccidioidomycosis ... Diagnosis: • Serology ... scalp, vagina, fingers
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
and infects the CNS ... early stages of infection ... cells in the CNS ... Diagnosis: MRI ... dementia #AIDS #Neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential Diagnosis ... history of cancer, HIV ... Space-occupying brain lesion ... • CNS infection ... #Algorithm #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
nervous system (CNS ... important, as early diagnosis ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... LHON) plus MRI lesions ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
ring-enhanced lesion ... (IRIS): • In HIV ... ring-enhancement lesion ... or abruptly • CN ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Coccidioidomycosis due to Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides
Valley Fever) - Diagnosis ... • Diabetes • HIV ... nervous system (CNS ... for 6 months or longer ... Valley #Fever #Diagnosis