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Syphilis - CDC 2021 Treatment Guidelines
Recommended Regimen:
 • Primary, secondary, and early latent: adults (including pregnant
Treatment Guidelines ... million units IM ... single dose • Late ... and people with HIV ... million units IM
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Primary Syphilis ... Without treatment ... and nephrotic syndrome ... Syphilis - Late ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
• Infectious: HIV ... , Hepatitis, Syphilis ... CIDP, Guillain-Barre ... Willis via UNC IM ... #differential #diagnosis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Summary Acute AIDP ... Pathophysiology ... Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... #Syndrome #diagnosis
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
1) Primary Syphilis ... Albuminuria, nephrotic syndrome ... individuals with HIV ... infection • Late ... #stages #diagnosis
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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• Symptoms of primary ... DDX: • Epstein-Barr ... • Rubella • Syphilis ... antibody test) Treatment ... #HIV #diagnosis
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Rodents are the primary ... cellars, barns and lake ... Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... Febrile illness + ARDS ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Treponema pallidum Infections (Syphilis) to Prevent Disease in HIV-AIDS
Early Stage (Primary, Secondary,
Prevent Disease in HIV-AIDS ... Early Stage (Primary ... 1 dose (BII) Late-Latent ... 28 days (BIII) Late-Stage ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... Hospital of Baltimore IM ... #Syndrome #diagnosis
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
: 2 hit mechanism ... : 33% • Treatment ... CKD, CHF, high rate ... : No • Treatment ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis