Items tagged “hiv”
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White matter changes in HIV
White matter changes in HIV have overlapping appearances and varied in aetiology.
These can be divided into:
primary effects of HIV
opportunistic infection
neoplasms
vascular disease
metabolic and nutritional disorders
unknown mechanism
Primary effects of HIV
HIV-associated dementia (HA...
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Cytomegalovirus encephalitis
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) encephalitis is a CNS infection that almost always develops in the context of profound immunosuppression.
This article focus on adult infection. CMV is also one of the most frequent prenatal infections, which is discussed separately: congenital CMV infection.
Epidemiolo...
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CMV ventriculitis and encephalitis
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19 Jan 2009
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HIV encephalitis
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20 Nov 2009
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Toxoplasmosis vs lymphoma
Toxoplasmosis and lymphoma are frequently differential diagnoses in patients with HIV/AIDS, as these represent the most common brain lesions with mass effect in this population. As treatment is substantially different, distinguishing the two on imaging is important, particularly when the lesion ...
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Pneumocystis pneumonia
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04 May 2010
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Pneumocystis pneumonia
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27 Aug 2010
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Benign lymphoepithelial lesions in HIV
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03 Sep 2010
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HIV/AIDS (CNS manifestations)
The CNS manifestations of HIV/AIDS (neuroAIDS) occur secondary to a wide range of neurodegenerative, infectious, inflammatory, or neoplastic processes.
Epidemiology
Since the introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in 1996, there has been a shift in the epidemiology of CNS manifestations...
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HIV/AIDS (cardiovascular manifestations)
Cardiovascular manifestations are seen with increased frequency in the HIV/AIDS adult population, and include:
pericardial effusions
dilated cardiomyopathy (prevalence 8-30%)
endocarditis: either infective or non-bacterial thrombotic (marantic) which is associated with malignancy or HIV wasti...
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AIDS-defining illness
AIDS-defining illnesses are conditions that in the setting of a HIV infection confirm the diagnosis of AIDS and do not commonly occur in immunocompetent individuals 2. According to the CDC surveillance case definition 1, they are:
Infectious
bacterial infections: multiple or recurrent
ca...
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Fat redistribution syndrome
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20 Oct 2010
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a demyelinating disease which results from the reactivation of John Cunningham virus (JC virus) infecting oligodendrocytes in patients with compromised immune systems.
It is considered the most common clinical manifestation of JC virus infecti...
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HIV/AIDS (musculoskeletal manifestations)
Musculoskeletal manifestations of HIV/AIDS are not as common as CNS or pulmonary complications. Nonetheless, their prevalence is high.
Pathology
Depending on the condition, aetiology may be related to the HIV infection itself, the resultant immunodeficiency, or antiretroviral therapy (ART).
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HIV-associated lipodystrophy
HIV-associated lipodystrophy (also known as fat redistribution syndrome) is a lipomatosis seen in a number of AIDS patients on antiretroviral therapy. It is characterised by changes in the distribution of regional body fat, with increased central adiposity and loss of subcutaneous fat in the lim...
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Benign lymphoepithelial lesions
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19 Feb 2011
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Post-primary pulmonary tuberculosis
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05 Jun 2011
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Neurosyphilis
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29 Nov 2011
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HIV encephalopathy
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08 Mar 2013
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
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16 Sep 2014
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