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Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
of Skin + Eye infections ... , M. leprae • Parasitic ... Leishmaniasis, Acanthamoeba ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Differential
Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
, Pseudomonas, Acanthameoba ... Cocci*, Toxo*, non-infectious ... • Choroidal infections ... seen with lower CD4 ... vision #HIVAIDS #InfectiousDiseases
Amebiasis - Acanthamoeba Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans in
Amebiasis - Acanthamoeba ... Life Cycle 1) Cysts ... #Amebiasis #Acanthamoeba ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
• Ketones • Leukocyte ... Bacteria, yeast and parasites ... (infections) ... • Urinary casts ... #urine #UNa #casts
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
peripheral blood leukocytes ... on the left Myeloblast ... predictive of a serious infection ... superior indicator of infection ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Waterborne Infections ... Diagnosis Framework Infections ... encephalitis (GAE) - Acanthamoeba ... - And, in rare cases ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... Opportunistic Infections ... opportunistic infections ... present in 15% of cases ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Soil Related Infections ... Mechanism Of Infection ... jejuni • NTM Parasites ... Naegleria fowleri • Acanthamoeba ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Cysticercosis - Taenia solium Life Cycle
1) Eggs or gravid proglottids in feces and passed into environment.
2)
intestinal tapeworm infection ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Amebiasis - Balamuthia mandrillaris Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans
Life Cycle 1) Cysts ... Mitosis 4) Amebae (cysts ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite