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Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Common Variable ... to 8 years Clinical ... community-acquired infections: Pneumonia ... DDX - Other causes ... Epstein-Barr syndrome, HIV
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Etiology: Idiopathic, HSV ... most common. ... : HZV (Ramsay-Hunt ... ), HIV, Lyme, GBS ... endemic area) ± HIV
Case of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis (FHC) Adhesions

28F +4d RUQ pain worse w/ inspiration, 102F fever, no vaginal discharge,
Case of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis ... preg test. (-) HIV ... Gold standard dx ... Washington University ID ... #Clinical #Photo
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Common organisms ... : • Most common ... Epstein-Barr virus, human immunodeficiency ... virus (HIV), and ... diagnosis #management #neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Herpesviruses (MCC: HSV ... • Common clinical ... meningismus are common ... Streptococcus pneumoniae ... differential #diagnosis #neurology