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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... should be based on clinical ... vomiting, visual changes ... #Infections #differential ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
antimicrobials, clinical ... factors: - Serology ... See charts - ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Seizures • Vision changes ... may precede the neurologic ... Differential ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
stain of clinical ... especially the CNS ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Management #Infections