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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Inferomedial temporal lobes ... Demyelinating disease ... #differential # ... diagnosis #AIDS
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Agglutinin Syndrome (CAS ... Hyperbilirubinemia • Elevated ... - Mycoplasma, EBV ... , HIV, rubella legionella ... younger pts) Differential
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
Zone Lymphoma (HCV ... syndrome • Erythema elevatum ... Scleromyxedema (CNS ... anemia due to cold ... Hematology #Monoclonal #Differential
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... CSF pleocytosis, elevated ... infectious myelitis - Elevated ... simplex virus, HIV ... management #neurology #differential
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential ... kinase levels are elevated ... • ANA < 20 % IBM ... : • PBC, autoimmune ... #rheumatology #differential