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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 ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis
Amebiasis - Balamuthia mandrillaris Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans
Amebiasis - Balamuthia ... mandrillaris #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Amebiasis - Naegleria fowleri - Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Flagellated Form
4) Promitosis
→ Water-related activities such as
Amebiasis - Naegleria ... fowleri #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Amebiasis - Acanthamoeba Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans in
Amebiasis - Acanthamoeba ... #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... →Activation of CD8 ... Auto-amplification loop Diagnosis ... salmonella, ...), Parasites ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis
Cysticercosis - Taenia solium Life Cycle
1) Eggs or gravid proglottids in feces and passed into environment.
2)
intestinal tapeworm infection ... TaeniaSolium #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
amastigotes in new infection ... Tcruzi #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite #american
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... : • CBC - Leukocytosis ... Coccidioides • Parasite
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... - Differential Diagnosis ... possible in HIV PARASITIC ... #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
HIV dementia Pathophysiology ... early stages of infection ... Diagnosis: MRI ... HIV and with low CD4 ... disorder #dementia #AIDS