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Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Diagnosis Framework ... Head and neck masses ... (80% to 90% of cases ... ) ○ Meningitis ... ○ HIV ○ Lyme disease
Orbital Apex Syndrome secondary to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO)

This 81 yo male was referred to our
Syndrome secondary to Herpes ... Zoster Ophthalmicus ... improvement in the rash ... steroids (some cases ... #physicalexam #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in HIV ... Principles of HIV-Associated ... present in 15% of cases ... Infections in HIV ... • HIV encephalopathy
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
systemic signs (rash ... Etiology: Idiopathic, HSV ... ischemia • DDx: HZV ... (Ramsay-Hunt), HIV ... endemic area) ± HIV
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Herpesviruses (MCC: HSV ... 1): • Herpes ... • Varicella-zoster ... Maculopapular rash ... #neurology #meningitis
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
pachymeningitis • HIV ... infections • Herpes ... Carcinomatous meningitis ... sensorineural hearing ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of treatment of HIV ... • 10-20% of HIV-infected ... a decrease in HIV ... pancreatitis • HBV ... , HCV - Hepatic
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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Nile virus) - Herpes ... Viruses (HSV, EBV ... - Rabies - Eastern ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Neurology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
in HIV-AIDS Pre-Exposure ... of varicella or herpes ... of susceptible HIV-infected ... to their HIV-infected ... Uncomplicated Cases
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
to heat (fires, heating ... pads, heating blankets ... include: infections (HSV ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #differential #diagnosis