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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
) in HIV-AIDS Patients ... CMV infection: virus ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... #HIV #AIDS #diagnosis ... #differential #
Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
count & sites of infection ... 2) Viral: - CMV ... Washington University ID ... Diarrhea #HIVAIDS #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
ID Ddx: Diarrhea in a transplant recipient
- Bacterial: C.diff, Campy, Salmonella, Aeromonas, E.coli
- Viral: CMV, noro,
ID Ddx: Diarrhea ... E.coli - Viral: CMV ... Entamoeba - Non-ID ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID ... #Infections #Differential
Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Localized: 
 • Cervical: EBV, CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB, Lymphoma, Head /
Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cervical: EBV, CMV ... Anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs ... #Causes
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Chemotherapy • Infectious ... CIDP, Guillain-Barre ... Peripheral #Neuropathy #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Summary Acute AIDP ... response preceding infection ... , CMV, EBV - Influenza ... Diagnosis: • ... management #treatment #neurology
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr ... #Causes #Adrenal ... Insufficiency #AI #differential ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue ... - Differential ... • Malignancy Infectious ... Tuberculosis • Epstein-Barr ... Pulmonary Disease Neurologic
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Injury (AKI) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Drugs • HIV ... allopurinol, PPI) • Infections ... (CMV, strep, legionella
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Demyelinating disease caused ... - Generally >3 cm ... #differential # ... diagnosis #AIDS