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Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
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Bacterial • ... necrophorum - Lemierre’s syndrome ... Cytomegalovirus - CMV ... #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #bacteria
Acute Pharyngitis: Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Respiratory viruses (25-45%)
 • Group A Strep (5-15%)
 • Other bacteria:
: Differential Diagnosis ... Infectious: • ... -15%) • Other bacteria ... : EBV, CMV Noninfectious ... #causes
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Syndrome Acute ... Presentations: • Opportunistic ... opportunistic infections ... Cytomegalovirus (CMV ... #diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Demyelinating disease caused ... - Generally >3 cm ... and <25% culture positive ... vomiting, visual changes
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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Rhombencephalitis BACTERIAL ... HSV, EBV, HH6, CMV ... lymphoma OTHERS - Acute ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Neurology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... Impairment: • Acute ... Lack of sensory changes ... Coxsackie, HIV, CMV ... , EBV - Bacterial
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... opportunistic infection ... , bacterial superinfection ... keratitis, iritis • CMV ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Varicella-zoster virus • CMV ... • Cough • Changes ... Symptoms: • Acute ... • Gram stain: Positive
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... - Differential Diagnosis ... tuberculosis, Bacterial ... Coccidioidomycosis, CMV ... factor • May cause
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... disease caused ... family Route of infections ... weeks incubation Acute ... signs/symptoms, positive