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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 ... on clinical presentation ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease caused ... #Infections #differential
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Mycoses HISTOPLASMOSIS ... , chest pain • ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... Meningitis, septic arthritis ... #InfectiousDiseases
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... very remarkable w/differential ... vs infection vs ... claudication: pain ... Treatment of GCA
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Histoplasmosis, Coccidioidomycosis ... Lymphadenopathy, CNS ... Constitutional symptoms ... factor • May cause ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... or without back pain ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... causes need to