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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... • IRIS might ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... patients with IRIS ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... PCR 50% sensitive ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... Lesions #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Unilateral Mydriasis: CN ... , Pilocarpine, Iris ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Septic Bursitis • Abscess ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential # ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... blood vessels • Abscess ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential # ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
pleural effusions, CNS ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... leukoencephalopathy (PML ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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equina syndrome (CES ... - Emergency Causes ... Diagnosis: • ... Spinal infection/abscess ... #diagnosis #causes
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS ... stroke Tuberculous Abscess ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis ... #differential #
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Waterborne Infections - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... (Mycobacteria abscessus ... dermatitidis CNS ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Causes of Hypotonic ... Floppy Newborn) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hemorrhage • CNS ... Hematoma • Abscess