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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 ... pathogens, including PML ... present in 15% of cases ... Demyelinating disease caused ... #differential #
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, APML, CLL Acute ... involvement • 30%: CNS ... : Blast crises ... leukostasis syndrome: CNS ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Diagnosis: >3 symptoms ... initiation • Differential ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF ... • Steroids: IV ... Differentiation #Syndrome #APML
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... , D, EBV, CMV, HSV ... Budd-Chiari, Congestion/CHF ... #Acute #algorithm ... #hepatology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
GrepMed Handbook Acute ... screening • Imaging ... (if atypical symptoms ... middle ear/temporal bone ... inflammatory cause
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Vascular Causes ... syndrome, Congestion/CHF ... hemolysis) • ALP: Bone ... #hepatology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
(IRIS): • In HIV ... • Caused by immune ... or abruptly • CN ... due to increased CSF ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Herpesviruses (MCC: HSV ... Coltivirus Symptoms ... : • Acute meningeal ... Gram stain: Previous
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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spine • MCC- acute ... spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... equina syndrome (CES ... - Emergency Causes ... cord infarct • HIV
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Transplantation including bone ... Neurological symptoms ... : Acute onset 2 ... Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause