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HIV Associated Infections Based on CD4 Count 

#Diagnosis #InfectiousDisease #CD4Count #HIV #AIDS #Opportunistic #Infections #OI #Table
HIV Associated Infections ... Based on CD4 Count ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDisease ... #CD4Count #HIV ... #AIDS #Opportunistic
Pulmonary symptoms in HIV-infected patient by CD4 count

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious
patient by CD4 ... #Differential # ... Ddx #Diagnosis ... #Microbiology #HIV ... #AIDS #pneumonia
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... < 200: CMV, HSV ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis ... #evaluation #differential
Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
/AIDS Anterior ... seen with lower CD4 ... vision #HIVAIDS #InfectiousDiseases ... Anterior #Posterior #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Schema
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... #differential # ... diagnosis #AIDS ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS ... PCR and CMV pp65 ... and CD4 50 or less ... #AIDS #diagnosis ... #differential #
Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
in people with HIV ... will depend On CD4 ... count & sites of infection ... Diarrhea #HIVAIDS #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
AIDS-defining illnesses ... Mycobacterium avium complex ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #List ... #Differential
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
pulmonary diseases in HIV ... tuberculosis Infectious ... pulmonary #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #chestCT ... #radiology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Toxoplasmosis (CD4 ... toxo IgG • CNS PCR ... CNS Lymphoma (CD4 ... Lesions #Brain #differential ... #radiology #neurology