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Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Giant cell arteritis ... Diagnosis = clinical ... very remarkable w/differential ... in literature (NEJM ... cases (Cornelia NEJM
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Advanced HIV (CD4 cell ... Disease: • Clinical ... Imaging, high res CT ... NTM #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential ... should be based on clinical ... enhancement on CT ... Demyelinating disease ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Lung- ...Physical examination revealed decreased air entry in the base of the
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma ... indicated stage IV disease ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT # ... squamous #cell #
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... change in the lungs ... Meningitis, septic arthritis ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases