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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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less than 200 cells ... required until immune ... more than 200 cells ... hearing loss, palsy ... of the abducens nerve
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Inflammatory Syndrome ... increase in CD4+ cells ... tuberculoma meningitis, pericarditis ... contagiosum • Herpes ... Barr Virus • Herpes
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Multinucleated giant cells ... muscle weakness • Nerves ... vasculitis • Behcet syndrome ... chorioretinitis, CNS ... vasculitis • Cogan syndrome
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
activation of an immune ... that results in CNS ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells ... brain and/or optic nerve ... simplex virus, HIV