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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
) in HIV-AIDS Patients ... pp65 antigenemia test ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... #HIV #AIDS #diagnosis ... #differential #
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Herpesviruses (MCC: HSV ... Varicella-zoster virus • CMV ... Arboviruses: - West ... Acute meningeal signs ... #diagnosis #neurology
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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dysfunction occurring later ... , EBV, HH6, CMV, ... symptoms similar to myasthenia ... Rhombencephalitis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #Neurology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary ... Postsynaptic: Myasthenia ... Lack of UMN/LMN signs ... parainfluenza, Coxsackie, HIV ... , CMV, EBV - Bacterial
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
signs and/or symptoms ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... simplex virus, HIV ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB ... #differential