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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... should be based on clinical ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease ... hearing loss, palsy
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lyme Disease Epidemiology:
- Spirochete
- Reservoir: small mammals & birds
- Transmitted
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis ... Clinical Progression ... Meningo-encephalitis - Bell ... ’s palsy - Vision ... Pericarditis • Ocular
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... osteoarticular, pulmonary, ocular ... : • Serology for
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of HIV/AIDS patients ... worsening of that disease ... be present: • AIDS ... skin lesions, ocular ... Zoster flare, ocular
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Bedside: ice pack ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection ... #management #neurology
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
early stages of infection ... Diagnosis: MRI ... : The clinical ... disorder #dementia #AIDS ... #Neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Shock, Autoimmune disease ... : • Infection, ... epilepticus Treatment ... #management #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells ... Herpes zoster, West Nile ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... #management #neurology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
History of EBV infection ... Hodgkin Lymphoma - Clinical ... lymph node biopsy (diagnostic ... number of sites of disease ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Mild Infections (Such As Focal Pneumonia or asymptomatic patients
Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS ... CD4 count <250 cells ... Extrathoracic Disseminated Disease ... • Use until clinical ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment