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Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
patient with HIV/AIDS ... ) (VZV > HSV, CMV ... seen with lower CD4 ... Blurry #vision #HIVAIDS ... Anterior #Posterior #Differential
Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
people with HIV/AIDS ... will depend On CD4 ... 2) Viral: - CMV ... #Diarrhea #HIVAIDS ... #Differential #
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Infections in HIV-AIDS ... < 200: CMV, HSV ... Pulmonary #Infections #HIVAIDS ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential ... #CD4
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
) in HIV-AIDS Patients ... patient with HIV and CD4 ... of blindness in AIDS ... #HIV #AIDS #diagnosis ... #differential #
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... - Differential ... - Generally >3 cm ... CNS #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #AIDS
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... Coccidioidomycosis, CMV ... high fever CMV ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... #pulmonary #differential
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS) - Pathophysiology
Risk factors:
 - Low CD4 count
 - Disseminated OI
 -
Syndrome (IRIS) - Pathophysiology ... factors: - Low CD4 ... response to OI (in CM ... Syndrome #IRIS #Pathophysiology ... #AIDS
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
treatment of HIV/AIDS ... be present: • AIDS ... keratitis, iritis • CMV ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
Infections in HIV-AIDS ... Preventing CMV ... Disease: • CMV ... ART to maintain CD4 ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: • CBC ... Cavitation > 6 cm ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential