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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... - Differential Diagnosis ... should be based on clinical ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... enhancement on CT
Tinea Capitis in a Newborn- A 3-week-old male newborn was brought to the pediatrician with three
fungal infection ... ringworm, was diagnosed ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #tinea #capitis ... #ringworm #derm
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
- Differential Diagnosis ... (Mycobacteria abscessus ... dermatitidis CNS ... is biphasic • Clinical ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Disseminated Cutaneous Blastomycosis- A fungal culture of skin tissue was negative; however, a skin biopsy showed
intraepidermal neutrophilic abscesses ... staining confirmed a diagnosis ... pyogranulomatous fungal infection ... #clinical #photo ... #derm #NEJM #cutaneous
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Pseudomembranous colitis ... → Fulminant Colitis ... equivocal • CT ... A/P: Assess complications
Pyoderma Gangrenosum in Ulcerative Colitis- ...left chest (Panel A) and leg (Panel B). The physical examination
inflammatory-cell infiltrate, abscess ... A diagnosis of pyoderma ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #pyoderma ... #derm
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
nervous system (CNS ... important, as early diagnosis ... MRI lesions and clinical ... consistent with MS ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... especially the CNS ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
He received a diagnosis ... dacryocystitis — infection ... orbital cellulitis, abscess ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #peds #acute
Thumbprinting in Ischemic Colitis- Contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the abdomen, performed to evaluate the possibility of
other types of infectious ... consistent with a diagnosis ... #clinical #radiology ... #CT #thumbprinting ... #sign #NEJM