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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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status, and focal neurologic ... Demyelinating disease caused ... confusion, and focal neurologic ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases ... #Neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... Non-inflammatory causes ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... • Herpes virus ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Herpesviruses (MCC: HSV ... Photophobia • Nausea ... rav7ks #CNS #Infections ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... to a preceding infection ... • Most common infection ... (HIV), and Zika ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
causes need to ... zoster, West Nile virus ... Herpes simplex virus ... , HIV, Hep A/B/CMV ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
antibody, and HIV ... present) - These infections ... are common causes ... glomerular #testing #workup ... nephrotic #nephritic #nephrology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... response preceding infection ... Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... COVID 19 - Zika virus ... management #treatment #neurology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
antibody, and HIV ... present) - These infections ... are common causes ... glomerular #disease #workup ... initial #testing #nephrology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rhabdomyolysis = Destruction of skeletal muscle with leakage of contents into circulation.
Mitochondrial disorders • Infections ... B), Coxsackie virus ... , EBV, HIV, Legionella ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #nephrology #table