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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
IDSA Recommendations ... HIV-AIDS Preventing Clinical ... Chagas Disease ... #IDSA #Prevention ... opportunistic #infections
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... blood cell count (<12 ... oral antibiotic treatment ... or those with clinical ... #SSTIs #Algorithm
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Failure (ACLF) Clinical ... months without treatment ... underlying liver disease ... Coagulation Failure Infections ... #gastroenterology
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... Disease (8-12 weeks ... • Treatment: ... useful for chronic infection ... ": T. cruzi + clinical
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
Rheumatic pain Clinical ... Sclerotic bone changes ... causes such as infectious ... and lower jaw Treatment ... osteoarticular and skin disease
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... Disease (8-12 weeks ... • Treatment: ... useful for chronic infection ... ": T. cruzi + clinical
Cutaneous larva migrans skin Rash
25 F recent Caribbean vacation, walked barefoot on sand and now with
Diagnosis is clinical ... No treatment is ... one-time dose of 12 ... Diseases Fellowship ... #clinical #photo
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
CLINICAL: • Physical ... headaches, visual changes ... hypothyroidism, infection ... TREATMENT: • The ... mainstay of treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
IDSA Recommendations ... and Disease in ... 50 mg weekly x 12 ... HIV-infected persons with clinical ... Tuberculosis #TB #IDSA
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Myeloproliferative Disease ... Nutritional: vitamin B12 ... • Parvovirus infection ... cells have DNA changes ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology