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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Opportunistic ... • CNS opportunistic ... required until immune ... - Generally >3 cm ... and <25% culture positive
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Inflammatory Syndrome ... pleural effusions, CNS ... keratitis, iritis • CMV ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
mutations) • Immune ... - EBV - CMV ... • Immune Aplastic ... Cytomegalovirus (CMV ... #diagnosis #management
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
pulmonary etc) • CNS ... Polymyositis • Immune ... parainfluenza, Coxsackie, HIV ... , CMV, EBV - Bacterial ... Up: • Chem: CPK
Idiopathic CD4 Lymphopenia (ICL) / Lymphocytopenia 

DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR ICL
 • Persistent CD4 T-cell lymphopenia
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primary or secondary immune ... chemotherapy) • Genetic syndromes ... • Infections - HIV ... CMV. ... ICL #diagnosis #hematology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Can cause TYPE IV ... /aggregate) of CD4 ... • 8%-27% for CNS ... #Rheumatology # ... Diagnosis #Management