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Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... < 200: Pulmonary ... ID_fellows #Pulmonary ... #Infections #HIVAIDS ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Pulmonary symptoms in HIV-infected patient by CD4 count

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious
Pulmonary symptoms ... HIV-infected patient by CD4 ... IDFellowCase #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #Differential #
Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
Cocci*, Toxo*, non-infectious ... • Choroidal infections ... seen with lower CD4 ... Blurry #vision #HIVAIDS ... Anterior #Posterior #Differential
Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
will depend On CD4 ... count & sites of infection ... #Diarrhea #HIVAIDS ... #Differential #
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
symptomatology Differential ... allopurinol), Infection ... Investigations • Labs: CBC ... DAH, rule out infection ... Renal #Syndrome #differential
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
appearances of pulmonary ... Drug toxicity, Pulmonary ... tuberculosis Infectious ... ID_fellows #HIVAIDS ... #differential #
Petechiae/Purpura - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Represent the passage of erythrocytes from the intravascular to extravascular
Pathophysiology: ... integrity (trauma, infection ... commonly renal and pulmonary ... Palpable #Algorithm #Differential
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
CMV infection: virus ... patient with HIV and CD4 ... • Endocrine: Infectious ... Pancreatitis • Pulmonary ... AIDS #diagnosis #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
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