Central Nervous System Complications of HIV
Central Nervous System Complications of HIV: Excerpt from A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
Meningitis
Infections
Acute HIV infection
Bacteria, especially S. pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae
Listeria monocytogenes
Salmonella spp.
Fungal, especially C. neoformans, H. capsulatum, Candida spp., Aspergillus spp., Mucormycoses, C. immitis
Spirochetes, especially T. pallidum (syphilis), B. burgdorferi
Mycobacteria, especially M. tuberculosis, M. avium complex, Mycobacterium kansasii
Other
Malignancy, especially lymphoma
Encephalitis
Infections
HIV
Herpes simplex virus I (HSV I)
CMV
Herpes simplex virus II (HSV II)
T. gondii
Papovaviruses [progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)]
HHV-6
Space-Occupying Lesions
Infections
T. gondii
C. neoformans
Pyogenic brain abscesses
Nocardia asteroides
Salmonella spp.
L. monocytogenes
S. pneumoniae
M. tuberculosis (tuberculomas)
Aspergillus spp.
Streptococcus mitis
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Other
Malignancy, especially CNS lymphoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, metastatic cancer
PML
Myelitis
Infections
HIV
CMV
HSV
VZV
T. pallidum (syphilis)
T. gondii
M. tuberculosis
Other
Idiopathic
Infarction, Hemorrhage, Transient Ischemic Attack, Cardiovascular Accident
Infections
T. pallidum vasculitis (syphilis)
T. gondii
C. neoformans
VZV vasculitis
M. tuberculosis
Aspergillus spp.
Other
Marantic endocarditis
Anticardiolipin antibody
Thrombocytopenia
Idiopathic
References
1. Hoeprich, pp. 636–641. See Bibliography, 1.
2. Kelley, pp. 1765, 1893. See Bibliography, 2.
3. Schlossberg, pp. 293–295. See Bibliography, 3.
4. Mandell, pp. 1236–1240. See Bibliography, 8.
5. Devita, pp. 331–353. See Bibliography, 9.
6. Wormser, pp. 321–322, 431–473, 621–686. See Bibliography, 10.
7. Sugar, pp. 59–62, 78–82. See Bibliography, 14.
8. Mariuz P, Boster EM, Luft BJ: Toxoplasmosis in HIV-Infected Women, pp. 326–328. See Bibliography, 16.
Book Source Details
- Book Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
- Author(s): Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
- Year of Publication: 1999
- Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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