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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
HIV-AIDS Preventing Clinical ... Disease Note: Treatment ... and preventing clinical ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... vasculitis vs infection ... Treatment of GCA ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Mild Infections (Such As Focal Pneumonia or asymptomatic patients
amphotericin B 3–5 mg/kg ... deoxycholate 0.7–1.0 mg/kg ... • Use until clinical ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
Rheumatic pain Clinical ... causes such as infectious ... and lower jaw Treatment ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Fever is the main clinical ... SLE], AOSD) • Infection ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
Relapsing-remitting course +++ Clinical ... of infections) ... • IVIg 2 g/kg/month ... syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Cryptococcosis in HIV-AIDS
Treatment for cryptococcosis consists of 3 phases: induction,
Cryptococcosis in HIV-AIDS Treatment ... as substantial clinical ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection ... a person with infectious ... weekly + INH 15 mg/kg ... HIV-infected persons with clinical ... #management #opportunistic
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections ... amphotericin B at 3 mg/kg ... weeks or until clinically ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
disease based on clinical ... ethambutol 15 mg/kg ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS