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Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
a patient with HIV ... Posterior Segment: • HIV ... seen with lower CD4 ... vision #HIVAIDS #InfectiousDiseases ... Anterior #Posterior #Differential
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Differential diagnosis ... /II, VZV, CMV, HIV ... , M. leprae • Parasitic ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Differential
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Sarcoidosis or Lofgren's syndrome ... TB Viral: HSV ... , EBV, HIV, HepB ... , Syphilis Parasitic ... Mnemonic #Causes #Differential
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Negative Abscess - Differential ... SAPHO, Sweet's Syndrome ... Auto-Inflammatory: SAPHO syndrome ... Negative #Abscess #Differential ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Infections in HIV-AIDS ... < 200: CMV, HSV ... Penicillium marneffei Parasitic ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential ... #CD4
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
Thrombocytopenia - Differential ... etc) - Viral: HIV ... Bacterial: Sepsis - Parasitic ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... Thrombocytopenia #Differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in HIV ... / AIDS - Differential ... should be based on clinical ... CNS #Infections #differential ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Encephalopathy - Differential ... paraneoplastic syndromes ... Infectious (fungal, TB, parasitic ... complications of HIV ... Encephalopathy #Differential
CENTRAL FACIAL / NASAL LESIONS
Bacteria:
 • Leprosy (saddle nose deformity)
 • Tuberculosis (lupus vulgaris)l
 • Endemic
Blastomycosis Parasite ... Trigeminal trophic syndrome ... infections #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases ... #differential
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome ... canimorsus • Virus: HIV ... Pneumocystis Jiroveci • Parasites ... Insufficiency #AI #differential ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases