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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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• Symptoms: Fever ... • Symptoms: Fever ... status, and focal neurologic ... Imaging: - MRI ... effect/Edema • EBV
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
uncharacterized fevers ... Consider BCx, CSF ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM ... #Classification ... #Ddxof
Lyme Disease: Early and Late Clinical manifestations
Stage 1. Localized
 • EM appears 7-14 days at the
Localized • EM ... arthralgia, headache, fever ... days-weeks after EM ... • Heralded by neurologic ... lymphocytic meningitis, CN
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Herpesviruses (MCC: HSV ... virus • CMV • EBV ... • Headache • Fever ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
active ROM +/- fever ... Ceftriaxone • HIV ... cervical, anal Cxs ... results *** MH/CCF ... /CWRU EM Res @MetroHealth_EM
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... cord compression (MRI ... simplex virus, HIV ... Brucellosis - Dengue, EBV ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
affects the skin, neurologic ... cognitive impairment, neurologic ... oligoclonal bands • MRI ... pain and GN Anti-GBM ... chorioretinitis, CNS