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IDSA Treatment Recommendations for Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis - Induction, Consolidation and Maintenance Therapy

Table 2. Antifungal Treatment Recommendations
IDSA Treatment Recommendations ... Antifungal Treatment ... Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected ... Immunodeficiency Virus ... Meningoencephalitis #IDSA
IDSA Treatment Recommendations for Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infected Individuals
Induction therapy:
 • AmBd (0.7–1.0
IDSA Treatment Recommendations ... for Cryptococcal ... Immunodeficiency Virus ... Meningoencephalitis #IDSA ... #Treatment #management
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
, Epstein—Barr virus ... Coccidioides species, Cryptococcus ... Immunological Syndromes ... Churg-Strauss syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome ... canimorsus • Virus ... , Epstein-Barr virus ... Histoplasma capsulatum, Cryptococcus ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Herpes Simple Virus ... Fungal: Candida, Cryptococcus ... (Goodpasture's syndrome ... urine #management #treatment
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Coccidioides, Cryptococcus ... virus, rubella ... virus, Junin virus ... Churg-Strauss syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... cavitation • Cryptococcus ... patient has known cryptococcal ... for most OI • Cryptococcal ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Antimicrobial treatment ... • JC-virus PCR ... culture positive Cryptococcal ... lesions • CSF cryptococcal ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Sources: 
 • Landscaping, Christmas tree farming, Rose
Sporotrichosis Syndromes ... similar to TB or cryptococcus ... schenckii #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #management ... #microbiology #syndromes
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Aspergillus • Cryptococcus ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #infectiousdiseases