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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
or signs. ... Retinitis (Most common ... cause of blindness ... #differential #signs ... #symptoms
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
differentiate from other common ... life-threatening causes ... #Pericarditis #Symptoms ... #Signs #Presentation ... #comparison #Table
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation Symptoms ... Loss of weight • Chest ... tightness Most Common ... Nasal polyps and signs ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Hypertension Stage ... retinal nerve fiber ... layer -> Cotton-wool ... ophthalmology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
Findings - Infectious ... respiratory tract infections ... and ankles) #HSP ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... dyspnea • (Less common ... • CT: Halo sign ... Constitutional symptoms ... Microsporidium #Lung #Infections
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
resolution of infection ... aspect of mastoid tip ... hearing loss, nausea ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... /symptoms or echo ... in up to 30% of cases ... destruction/dysfunction common ... large infarct - Infectious
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
rash and malaise commonly ... the secondary stage ... The signs and symptoms ... treatment, the infection ... resembling rashes caused
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
Common Dermatological ... Face, upper back, chest ... associated with signs ... honey-colored crusts ... diagnosis #skin #common