ID - HIV

Question 1

CD4 200-500 associated conditions

Answer 1

• Oral hairy leukoplakia
• Oral thrush (Candidiasis)
• Kaposi’s sarcoma
• Shingles (Herpes zoster)

Question 2

CD4 100-200 associated conditions

Answer 2

• Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP)
• Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)
• Cerebral toxoplasmosis
• HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND)
• Cryptosporidiosis

Question 3

Opportunistic infections in HIV according to CD4 level

Answer 3

• Less than 200: Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) * Less than 100: Toxoplasmosis, Cryptococcosis * Less than 50: Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Question 4

AIDS-defining malignancies

Answer 4

• Kaposi’s sarcoma
• Cervical cancer
• Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (both systemic and CNS involvement)

Question 5

Non-AIDS-defining cancers

Answer 5

• Castleman disease
• Lung cancer
• Anal cancer
• Liver cancer
• Hodgkin lymphoma

Question 6

Causes of abdominal pain in HIV patients

Answer 6

• Infections such as Cryptosporidium (diagnosed with fluorescent microscopy with auramine stain or antibodies)
• Didanosine-induced pancreatitis
• Peritonitis
• Kaposi’s Sarcoma