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IDSA Recommendations for Treating Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Mild Infections (Such As Focal Pneumonia or asymptomatic patients
for Treating Coccidiodomycosis ... in HIV-AIDS Treating ... (Diffuse Pulmonary ... • Use until clinical ... #IDSA #Prevention
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... should be based on clinical ... Antimicrobial treatment ... caused by the JC ... in HIV: • CNS
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... • Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... westermani • Other: TB ... #pulmonary #differential
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
worsening of that disease ... pleural effusions, CNS ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... skin lesions, ocular ... keratitis, iritis • CMV
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... • Nodular or ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... Disease: Clinical ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... Histoplasmosis, Coccidioidomycosis ... Lymphadenopathy, CNS ... infiltrates, mimicking TB ... #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Urinary antigen testing ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... , ocular, or disseminated ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases