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Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Invasive Aspergillus ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS ... Galactomannan sensitivity ... associated with low sensitivity ... and low specificity
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... 100%, specificity ... at 50–90%, but specificity ... effect/Edema • EBV ... 92% and specificity
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... virus • CMV • EBV ... and specificity ... and specificity ... Singh @rav7ks #CNS
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Pneumocystis pneumonia (late ... > 1.5) with a sensitivity ... and specificity ... Periodic paralyses CNS ... • Toxins • Infection
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... that results in CNS ... Direct microbial infection ... Hyperreflexia develops later ... Brucellosis - Dengue, EBV
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
antigen assay has a sensitivity ... and specificity ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... ASPERGILLOSIS • Aspergillus ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology