Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
• Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
• Keratitis (HSV, Staph, Moraxella, Pseudomonas, Acanthameoba, Candida, other fungi)
• Uveitis (Syphilis, HSV, VZV, TB*, Histo*, Cocci*, Toxo*, non-infectious including rifabutin)
Posterior Segment:
• HIV retinopathy*
• CMV retinitis*
• Ocular Toxo / Toxo retinitis*
• Acute retinal necrosis (ARN) (VZV >HSV, CMV)
• Progressive Outer Retinal Necrosis (PORN*) (VZV > HSV, CMV)
• Choroidal infections (crypto, PJP, syphilis)
*Most Often seen with lower CD4 cell count
Dr. Darcy Wooten @Darcy_ID_doc
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Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial:
• No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp B, P.aeruginosa, S.anginosus, Moraxella catarrhalis, Enterobacterales, Legionella spp, Atypical infection (Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydophila pneumoniae), Rhodococcus equi, Bordetella pertussis, Nocardia asteroides
Viral:
• CD4 > 200: Influenza, Adenovirus, RSV, Parainfluenza
• CD4 < 200: CMV, HSV
Mycobacterial:
• CD4 > 200: M.tuberculosis
• CD4 < 200: M.tuberculosis, NTM (M.kansasii, MAC)
Fungal:
• CD4 > 200: Endemic fungi (Coccidioides)
• CD4 < 200: PCP, Aspergillus spp, Endemic fungi (Histoplasma, Cryptococcus, Coccidioides), Penicillium marneffei
Parasitic:
• CD4 < 200 (Rarely): Toxoplasma gondii (CD4<50), Strongyloides stercoralis, Cryptosporidium parvum, Microsporidum
Non-infectious:
• CD4 > 200: Pulm embolism, Pulm edema, heart failure, COPD, Lung cancer, Primary pulm HTN, Lymphocytic or lymphoid interstitial pneumonitis, Abacavir hypersensitivity
• CD4 < 200: Pulmonary Kaposi's Sarcoma, Lymphoma (Non-Hodgkin's in particular)
Evaluation:
Imaging (CXR +/- High res CT chest scan), CBC/diff, Blood and sputum cx (Bacterial, Fungal, AFB), TB PCR sputum, PCP DFA sputum, LDH, ABG, BDG, Serum Cryptococcal Ag, Urine Histo Ag, Respiratory viral panel, Consideration of early bronchoscopy
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Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
- DDX:
- Infection
- Systemic disease
- Malignancy
2. Non-weight bearing after injury
3. Loss of signal pulses
4. Loss of sensation distal to the knee
Infectious Knee Effusions - Septic Arthritis:
- Staphylococcal (40%)
- Streptococcal (28%)
- Gm - bacilli (19%)
- Mycobacterium (8%)
- Gm - cocci (3%)
- Gram + bacilli (1%)
- Anaerobes (1%)
- Watch out for:
- Gonorrhea
- Lyme’s disease
- Syphilis
- Tuberculosis
- Brucellosis
- Viruses: HIV, Chikungunya
- Herpes virus: CMV, HSV, Varicella, EBV
- Parvovirus
- Hepatitis B, C
- Rubella
- Alphavirus
- Fungi: Sporotrichosis, Coccidiomycosis, Candidiasis
Inflammatory Knee Effusions:
- Gout
- Pseudo gout
- Osteoarthritis
- Overuse syndrome
- Spondyloarthritis:
- Reactive arthritis
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Juvenile RA/Idiopathic arthritis
- SLE
- Behcet Disease
Post-Infectious Knee Effusions:
- Seronegative Reactive Syndrome
- Acute rheumatic fever
- Poststreptococcal reactive arthritis
Traumatic Knee Effusions:
- Ligamentous injuries
- Meniscal injury
- Intra-articulation fracture
- Patellar dislocation
Malignant Knee Effusions:
- Hematologic
- Leukemia
- Ewing’s sarcoma
- Giant cell tumor
- Osteosarcoma
- Eosinophils granuloma
- Synovial sarcoma
- Chondroblastoma
- Benign Tumors:
- Aneurysmal bone cyst
- Osteochondroma
Hematologic Knee Effusions:
- Hemarthrosis
- Hemophilia
- Synovium
- Oral anticoagulant therapy
- Sickle cell disease
Dr. Ravi Singh @rav7ks
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