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CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
M, avium, TB, histoplasmosis ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes #radiology
Differential diagnosis for toxic/metabolic encephalopathies - Patterns on Brain Imaging

Cynthia Czawlytko, MD @drcyncity

#Differential #diagnosis #encephalopathies #encephalopathy
Differential diagnosis ... - Patterns on Brain ... MD @drcyncity #Differential ... encephalopathy #Brain ... pathology #diseases #radiology
Diagnostic Schema for Hyperferritinemia

Pearl: Diseases associated with extreme elevations: 
1. HLH 
2. Still's disease 
3. Systemic
Systemic histoplasmosis ... Hyperferritinemia #Algorithm #Differential
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Negative Abscess - Differential ... negative culture Brain ... : Aspergillus, histoplasmosis ... Mucormycosis, histoplasmosis ... Negative #Abscess #Differential
Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
Differential Diagnosis ... - TRAUMATIC BRAIN ... STElevation #STEMI #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
MAGIC DR – a handy mnemonic used to remember the potential causes of a cerebral ring
necrosis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... MAGICDR #DRMAGIC #Differential ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain
Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential ... Involvement - Brain ... Herniation • Brain ... stem Lesion Brain ... comatose #aloc #Differential
Cervical Lymphadenopathy - Lymph Node Drainage
Preauricular nodes - Drain scalp, skin
 • Differential diagnosis: Scalp infections,
scalp, skin • Differential ... thoracic skin • Differential ... pulmonary • Differential ... oral cavity • Differential ... anterior neck • Differential
CT vs T1 MRI
CT Head:
 - Bones are white
 - Fat is Dark & Scalp fat
apparent T1 MRI Brain ... comparison #neurology #radiology ... #brain
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
esophagitis - Histoplasmosis ... Lymphoma, primary, of brain ... Toxoplasmosis of brain ... Diagnosis #List #Differential