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Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... Penicillium marneffei Parasitic ... gondii (CD4<50), Strongyloides ... stercoralis, Cryptosporidium ... failure, COPD, Lung
Strongyloides Stercoralis on sputum microscopy
As many suggested this was strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome.
Infection is initiated by
Strongyloides Stercoralis ... by infectious larvae ... bloodstream to the pulmonary ... Unlike other parasites ... travel back to lung
Strongyloides Stercoralis
EPIDEMIOLOGY - ASSOCIATED WITH SOUTHEASTERN U.S.:
 • 0-6% US Prevalence of those:
 • ~30% Asymptomatic
Strongyloides Stercoralis ... - Migration to Pulmonary ... several weeks after infection ... #management #parasites ... #Threadworm #lifecycle
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... possible in HIV PARASITIC ... and dyspnea • Strongyloides ... stercoralis - Worms ... #AIDS #pulmonary