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Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Encephalopathy - Differential ... complications of HIV ... (syphilis, HIV-associated ... neurocognitive disease ... Encephalopathy #Differential
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
N. gonorrhea, Syphilis ... /II, VZV, CMV, HIV ... ] #skin #eye #ocular ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Differential
Treatment Recommendations for Syphilis in Non-Pregnant Adults by Syphilis Stage

Incubating Infection, Primary, Secondary, Early Latent Syphilis:
Treatment Recommendations ... , Primary, Secondary ... Neurosyphilis or Ocular ... disease specialist ... Testing for HIV
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Syphilis - Clinical ... 1) Primary Syphilis ... meningovascular disease ... Coronary artery disease ... individuals with HIV
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... should be based on clinical ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease ... Syphilis • Aspergillosis
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Primary Syphilis ... Without treatment ... - Ocular syphilis ... with positive testing ... Diseases - https
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Clinical triad ... fraction < 20% Differential ... Diaqnoses: • Infectious ... • Ocular: uveitis ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... procedures - Infection ... /HCV testing - ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... unclear, or if a primary
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
risk for either primary ... disseminated microbial disease ... canimorsus • Virus: HIV ... Insufficiency #AI #differential ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
15% of AIHA Primary ... Clinical Presentation ... Positive Coombs testing ... , EBV, HIV, rubella ... younger pts) Differential