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Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
infections are caused ... , Advanced HIV/AIDS ... , CGD) Clinical ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based on clinical ... required until immune ... Demyelinating disease caused ... , limb ataxia, gait ... #InfectiousDiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Pseudomonas FUNGAL ... since cART) Aspergillus ... Lymphadenopathy, CNS ... factor • May cause ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Summary Acute AIDP ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... : • Immune response ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Inflammatory Syndrome ... pleural effusions, CNS ... blindness, or gait ... Other Pathogens Associated ... #Management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
yeast • At risk: AIDS ... ASPERGILLOSIS • Aspergillus ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... #Fungal #Diagnosis ... #Management #Infections