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Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... spp, Atypical infection ... Penicillium marneffei Parasitic ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Pulmonary symptoms in HIV-infected patient by CD4 count

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious
HIV-infected patient by CD4 ... IDFellowCase #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #Differential # ... Microbiology #HIV #AIDS
Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
patient with HIV/AIDS ... Cocci*, Toxo*, non-infectious ... • Choroidal infections ... seen with lower CD4 ... Anterior #Posterior #Differential
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS ... CMV infection: virus ... patient with HIV and CD4 ... • Endocrine: Infectious ... #diagnosis #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 ... count & sites of infection ... Kaposrs sarcoma, AIDS ... Diarrhea #HIVAIDS #Differential
Cysticercosis - Taenia solium Life Cycle
1) Eggs or gravid proglottids in feces and passed into environment.
2)
cysticerci. 5) Humans ... intestinal tapeworm infection ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Opportunistic Infections ... #differential # ... diagnosis #AIDS
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Toxoplasmosis (CD4 ... splenomegaly Other infections ... multiple lesions Infectious ... • Nocardia • Parasitic ... Lesions #Brain #differential
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... Triggering factor (infection ... →Activation of CD8 ... salmonella, ...), Parasites ... Still disease, Infection
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Neutrophil (Normal) Differential ... overlook severe infections ... #Bandemia #differential ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC ... #hematology #pathophysiology