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Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
contagiosum • Herpes ... • Varicella Zoster ... - Zoster flare, ... unintentional weight loss, nausea ... Barr Virus • Herpes
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... Head and neck masses ... (80% to 90% of cases ... ) ○ Meningitis ... zoster virus
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
1): • Herpes ... • Varicella-zoster ... Maculopapular rash ... • Uveitis • Rash ... #neurology #meningitis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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IRIS might ... present in 15% of cases ... antiretroviral therapy Herpes ... Tuberculous Meningitis ... patients with IRIS
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
: • 1400 new cases ... • 75-90% of cases ... Abnormal in 50% of cases ... • Infectious causes ... zoster, West Nile