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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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/ AIDS - Differential ... should be based on clinical ... required until immune ... Demyelinating disease caused ... #AIDS #opportunistic
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
infections are caused ... A.fumigatus species complex ... impaired cellular immune ... SOT, Advanced HIV ... /AIDS, CGD) Clinical
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
complexes in tissues ... • They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... Syndrome: • Clinical ... Labs/Diagnosis:
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
/AIDS patients ... be present: • AIDS ... noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... Calmette-Guérin (BCG
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Summary Acute AIDP ... Pathophysiology: • Immune ... Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... walking to nearly complete ... Guillain-Barre Clinical
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... transplantation CLINICAL ... walking to nearly complete ... specific therapy, the clinician
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Enteroviruses (e.g ... Herpesviruses (MCC: HSV ... 1): • Herpes simplex ... • Common clinical ... Develops in the immune
Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PG)
50 M Crohn’s dz had a small pustule on the ankle 4 mo ago
Diagnosis? ... gangrenosum (PG) is complex ... wide variety of clinical ... corticosteroid (eg ... painful: Can use IV