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Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... PARASITIC PNEUMONIAS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Antimicrobial treatment ... (HSV): • CD4 ... • Symptoms: Fever ... • Symptoms: Fever ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... : • 80% have fever ... : • CBC - Leukocytosis ... Intervention: - Fevers ... Coccidioides • Parasite
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Headache (45%) • Fever ... Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... acquisition in which no diagnostic ... antibody test) Treatment ... #diagnosis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of HIV/AIDS patients ... a decrease in HIV ... granulomatous nephritis, fevers ... - Pneumonitis (fever ... Fever, chills, lack
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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intracellular parasite ... Immunocompromised host (HIV ... diarrhea, Low-grade fever ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
mucus, Abd pain, Fever ... Bezlotoxumab 10 mg/kg IV ... Treatment Guideline ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Ulceroglandular: Fever ... organism into the lungs ... : Serology (preferred ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
antigen-specific CD4 ... 2-6 months • Fever ... stibogluconate 20 mg/kg/d IV ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
→Activation of CD8 ... • Clinical: fever ... Infections+++: Virus ... salmonella, ...), Parasites ... #management #treatment