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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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temporal evolution, CSF ... Antimicrobial treatment ... hemorrhage • CSF ... comparable to CSF ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
to severity of symptoms ... STAGES of CHF (A ... sometimes advanced treatment ... III and class IV symptoms ... #HeartFailure #Staging
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Opportunistic Infections ... OI's - 2 weeks of starting ... OI treatment ... Opportunistic #Infections ... #management #infectiousdiseases
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... sometimes advanced treatment ... III and class IV symptoms ... Treatments may include ... #HeartFailure #Staging
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Invasive disease) • CSF ... (CNS Infection) ... / CT if focal symptoms ... diagnosis #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Invasive disease) • CSF ... (CNS Infection) ... / CT if focal symptoms ... diagnosis #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
previous neurologic symptoms ... possible neurological symptoms ... and not direct infection ... due to increased CSF ... meningeal enhancement, infarctions
Jones criteria for diagnosis of rheumatic fever 

Requirements for Diagnosis: Two major, or one major and
Jones criteria for ... streptococcal infection ... culture) #Jones ... #Major #Minor #Symptoms ... Examination and History Taking
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... Chemotherapy • Bone ... CRF) • Infection ... Cystic Fibrosis, CHF
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Script Signs and symptoms ... : • Recurrent infections ... with hypocellular bone ... megaloblastic anemia Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment