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Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Chemotherapy • Infectious ... : HIV, Hepatitis ... CIDP, Guillain-Barre ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
Demyelinating Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory: MS, ADEM, NMO, Paraneoplastic, Sjogren's, Polyarteritis nodosa, SLE
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- Differential Diagnosis ... nodosa, SLE • Infectious ... : HIV, Lyme, Neurosyphilis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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14%), in which case ... cerebrospinal fluid DDX ... : • Epstein-Barr ... Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... #diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
procedures - Infection ... Risks factor for HIV ... , HCV - Alcohol ... peripheral blood smear, HIV ... /HCV testing -
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal ... Sarcoidosis • Infections ... - HIV ... Myopathy #mimics #diagnosis ... #neurology
Causes of Polyneuropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Metabolic: DM, Hypothyroidism, CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional deficiency
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Causes of Polyneuropathy ... - Differential Diagnosis ... : HIV, Lyme, Diphtheria ... #Algorithm #causes ... #neurology
Causes of CSF Lymphocytic Pleocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Viral: Arbo, Adeno, Herpes, Entero, HIV
Fungal: Cryptococcus, Cocci, Histo,
Causes of CSF Lymphocytic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Herpes, Entero, HIV ... B.burgdoferi Non-infectious ... #Causes #neurology
Causes of Isolated Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital
Medications
 • Anticonvulsants
 • Antibiotics
 • Antithyroid
 • Antihypertensive
Causes of Isolated ... Antineoplastic Viral Infection ... • Epstein-Barr ... Childhood viruses • HIV ... #Hematology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Etiology: Idiopathic, HSV ... : HZV (Ramsay-Hunt ... ), HIV, Lyme, GBS ... endemic area) ± HIV ... Management #Treatment #Neurology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Avg age of DX ... to 8 years Clinical ... DDX - Other causes ... (Epstein-Barr syndrome ... , HIV) • Glucocorticoid