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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... - Differential Diagnosis ... should be based on clinical ... Antimicrobial treatment ... #AIDS #opportunistic
Anterior Non-necrotizing Scleritis - Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

This 57 yo WM reported to clinic complaining of
WM reported to clinic ... and had no other symptoms ... was a patch of a darker ... systemic workup and treatment ... ophthalmology #physicalexam
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... to explain symptoms ... : 33% • Treatment ... : No • Treatment ... #diagnosis #comparison
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
• Depressive symptoms ... Diagnosis: MRI ... : The clinical ... Treatment: • HAART ... disorder #dementia #AIDS
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... thrombosis, VTE) • Cardiac ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... #rheumatology #
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of HIV/AIDS patients ... be present: • AIDS ... noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... leukoencephalopathy (PML
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... with no early symptoms ... phenomenon CLL Diagnosis ... microglobulin Treatment ... Transform to DLBCL, PML
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... Differential Diagnosis ... Cytopenias • Cardiac ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms ... #Rheumatology
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
CTA and standard treatment ... suspicious signs/symptoms ... for a more rapid diagnosis ... Delta Hospital #Clinical ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
acute respiratory symptoms ... • Rheumatologic ... has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... yeast • At risk: AIDS