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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Antimicrobial treatment ... #differential # ... diagnosis #AIDS ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
diagnosis and treatment ... neoplasms (e.g., nasal squamous ... cell carcinoma) ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology ... noninflammatory #differential
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
just beneath the skin ... petechiae) • Frequent infections ... • Parvovirus infection ... blood count with differential ... diagnosis #hematology #oncology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... marrow or stem cell ... Reversible course Differential ... Diagnosis: • Infection ... epilepticus Treatment
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of HIV/AIDS patients ... be present: • AIDS ... increase in CD4+ cells ... cavitating pneumonia, skin ... Leishmaniasis Differential
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Giant cell arteritis ... with systemic, neurologic ... very remarkable w/differential ... vasculitis vs infection ... required due to skip
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
osteomyelitis or skin ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... Hematopoietic stem cell ... becomes a yeast cell ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases