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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... • Combination antiretroviral ... required until immune ... Demyelinating disease
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Immune Reconstitution ... worsening of that disease ... • 10-20% of HIV-infected ... a decrease in HIV ... pericarditis, peritoneal disease
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Presentations: • Opportunistic ... in which case opportunistic ... • Leukocyte-lymphocyte ... Photophobia • Lymphocytic ... disease progression
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
HIV is a double stranded RNA retrovirus (retro refers to reverse transcriptase).
It binds
It binds to CD4 ... receptors on T-lymphocytes ... host DNA The disease ... replicates the immune ... #Diagnosis #signs