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Aquired Imminodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Defining Illnesses

#AIDS #Defining #Illnesses #HIV #InfectiousDiseases #Diagnosis
Imminodeficiency Syndrome ... (AIDS) Defining ... Illnesses #AIDS ... #Defining #Illnesses ... #HIV #InfectiousDiseases
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
AIDS-defining illnesses ... brain - Wasting syndrome ... due to HIV #AIDS ... #Defining #Illnesses ... #HIV #InfectiousDiseases
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... Febrile illness + ARDS ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
/AIDS & other immune-compromised ... Treatment: • Exhibits ... anidulafungin) • Central ... #CGlabrata #candidemia ... fungemia #management #infectiousdiseases
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
proliferation • ARVs ... The clinical syndrome ... Treatment: • HAART ... treatment • Cognitive ... disorder #dementia #AIDS
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Sources: 
 • Landscaping, Christmas tree farming, Rose
Sporotrichosis Syndromes ... Lymphoma or AIDS ... Very uncommon - AIDS ... #treatment #management ... #microbiology #syndromes
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
/ AIDS - Differential ... Antimicrobial treatment ... headache, altered mental ... differential #diagnosis #AIDS ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Encephalopathy Syndrome ... Clinico-Radiological Syndrome ... the neurologic syndrome ... Paraneoplastic syndrome ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Isospora belli Infection in HIV-AIDS
Treating Isospora belli Infection
General Management Considerations:
 • Fluid
IDSA Recommendations ... belli Infection in HIV-AIDS ... belli Infection General ... • One approach is ... #Prevention #Treatment
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... of IRIS What Is ... of HIV/AIDS patients ... be present: • AIDS ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome