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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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PML, toxoplasmic encephalitis ... Toxoplasmic Encephalitis ... - Generally >3 cm ... CNS lymphoma Cytomegalovirus ... Encephalitis:
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus ... ART to maintain CD4 ... Treatment #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Toxoplasma gondii Encephalitis in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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Toxoplasma gondii Encephalitis ... patients with CD4 ... Prevention #Treatment #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
previously diagnosed opportunistic ... of preexisting opportunistic ... keratitis, iritis • CMV ... Kaposi sarcoma, HHV8 ... IRIS (exception: encephalitis
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating HHV-8 Diseases—Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL), Multicentric Castleman’s
Preventing and Treating HHV ... • Since low CD4 ... Treatment #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology