4 results
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... Compatible syndrome + MRI ... toxo IgG • CNS PCR ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... #causes #radiology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Imaging: - MRI ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... Demyelinating disease caused ... #AIDS #opportunistic
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Skin exam for infection ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... one post op Cardiology ... Unstable Angina ... stratification #diagnosis
Babesiosis on Peripheral Smear
85 M from SE USA, hx splenectomy, IgG4 plasmacytic syndrome: F, chills, profound
hematuria, H/A. diagnosis ... Ab IFA 1:256, PCR ... in NY, NJ, CT, RI ... cryopreservation but in abscess ... Indiana University Infectious