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Infection and Fever (Complications of HIV)

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  2. Rift Valley Fever: Introduction
  3. Rift Valley Fever Complications
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Infection and Fever (Complications of HIV): Excerpt from A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis

Infections


Bacterial
Streptococcus pneumoniae

Salmonella   spp.
Haemophilus influenzae

Staphylococcus aureus

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Moraxella catarrhalis

Rhodococcus equi

Nocardia   spp.
Legionella   spp.
   Syphilis
Listeria

Bartonella henselae or Bartonella quintana

Campylobacter   spp.
Shigella   spp.
Clostridium difficile

Chlamydia   spp.
Borrelia burgdorferi

Viral
   Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (especially
acute infection)
   Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
   Herpes simplex virus (HSV), types I and II
   Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
   Varicella-zoster virus (VZV)
   Hepatitis A, B, C
   Human papilloma virus (HPV)
   Measles virus
   Papovavirus, especially JC virus
   Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6)
Protozoa
Pneumocystis carinii

Toxoplasma gondii

Cryptosporidium parvum

Microsporidia spp., especially Enterocytozoon bieneusi, Encephalitozoon   spp.
Isospora belli

Giardia lamblia

Entamoeba histolytica

Babesia microti

Cyclospora cayetanenisis

Nematode
Strongyloides stercoralis

Fungal
Cryptococcus neoformans

Candida   spp.
Histoplasma capsulatum

Coccidioides immitis

Aspergillus   spp.
Mucormycoses

Fusarium   spp.
Blastomyces

Mycobacterium
Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Mycobacterium avium   complex
Mycobacterium chelonae

Mycobacterium fortuitum

Mycobacterium kansasii

Mycobacterium marinum, Mycobacterium scrofulaceum, Mycobacterium genavense, Mycobacterium gordonae, Mycobacterium simiae

   Mycobacterium xenopi, Mycobacterium celatum   

Malignancies


Lymphoma, especially non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease
Kaposi's sarcoma
Squamous cell cancer (especially of skin, anus)
Solid organ tumors
Metastatic cancer
Carcinomatosis
Drugs
   Trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX)
(Bactrim, Septra)
   Sulfonamides
   Dapsone
   Phenytoin
   Penicillins
   Amphotericin B
   Barbiturates
   Clindamycin
   Interferon
   Pentamidine
   Cephalosporins
   Carbamazepine
   Tuberculosis drugs [especially isoniazid (INH), rifampin and streptomycin]
   Salicylates
   Bleomycin

Other


Vaccinations
Adrenal Insufficiency

References


1. Hoeprich, pp. 635–637. See Bibliography, 1.
2. Kelley, pp. 1888–1900. See Bibliography, 2.
3. Schlossberg, pp. 283–285. See Bibliography, 3.

4. Currier, JS: Pyogenic Infections, pp. 23, 205–209. See Bibliography, 5.   

5. Mandell, pp. 536–537. See Bibliography, 8.
6. Wormser, pp. 306–308. See Bibliography, 10.
7. Sugar, pp. 16, 66–67. See Bibliography, 14.

8. Bartlett, p. 366. See Bibliography, 17.
9. Devita, pp. 204–205, 248–249. See Bibliography, 9. !

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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More About This Book:
Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
Authors: Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Copyright: 1999
ISBN: 0-78171-943-7

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