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Pulmonary symptoms in HIV-infected patient by CD4 count

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious
patient by CD4 ... #Infections #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #Microbiology #HIV ... #AIDS #pneumonia
Oral Cavity Lesions in a patient with HIV/AIDS
White plaque
 - Pseudo-membranous candidiasis
 - Oral hairy leukoplakia
a patient with HIV ... /AIDS White plaque ... ) - Kaposi's Sarcoma ... Lesions #HIVAIDS #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
in people with HIV ... /AIDS Severity, ... will depend On CD4 ... sarcoma, AIDS enteropathy ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
pulmonary diseases in HIV ... /AIDS Patients ... Pulmonary edema; ARDS ... #diagnosis #chestCT ... #radiology
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Infections in HIV-AIDS ... 200: Pulmonary Kaposi's ... CXR +/- High res CT ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis ... #evaluation #differential
Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
/AIDS Anterior ... Posterior Segment: • HIV ... seen with lower CD4 ... Anterior #Posterior #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Schema
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS ... and CD4 50 or less ... of blindness in AIDS ... #AIDS #diagnosis ... #differential #
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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/ AIDS - Differential ... should be based on clinical ... enhancement on CT ... CNS #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #AIDS
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
AIDS-defining illnesses ... duration) - Kaposi ... #AIDS #Defining ... InfectiousDiseases #Diagnosis ... #List #Differential
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
ARDS/VALI progression ... structures help in the differential ... diagnosis of pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... CXR #ChestXRay #ARDS