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Orbital Apex Syndrome secondary to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO)

This 81 yo male was referred to our
PCP with valacyclovir ... other potential causes ... acyclovir 10mg/ ... steroids as well ... Ophthalmicus #HZO #clinical
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Weight Loss • Can cause ... , K39) Treatment ... /IM 28-30 days ... #management #treatment ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology
Types of Renal Calculi

Calcium oxalate
 - Interstitial apatite plaque, Low urine volume, Increased urinary calcium excretion,
2) Drugs - Acyclovir ... - Antiviral treatment ... for herpes virus ... or HIV/AIDS, diuretics ... #causes #calculus
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based on clinical ... Antimicrobial treatment ... antiretroviral therapy Herpes ... Demyelinating disease caused ... • Symptoms: AMS
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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of transmission as ... Immunocompromised host (HIV ... routine O&P • Clinical ... relevance of +PCR ... #microbiology #
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... and treatment can ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... infections • Herpes ... MRI lesions and clinical
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... Ethylene glycol - HIV
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... symptoms such as ... contagiosum • Herpes ... Barr Virus • Herpes
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
- Differential Diagnosis ... : HSV 1): • Herpes ... Photophobia • Nausea ... • Common clinical ... /l is regarded as
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Infections: - Herpes ... Nile virus - Herpes ... simplex virus, HIV ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment