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#Infectiousdisease encyclopedia @Darcy_ID_doc carried us through another #HIV-focused #MTC at #Hillcrest this morning!!
Chief @photon_ick & PGY3 Dr. Sheila Bhavsar shared a cool case of #Toxoplasmosis, specifically #Toxo encephalitis!! Check out our 🗝️👇!!
1. Abrupt-onset weakness needs a stroke code evaluation. Our patient presented with #fevers & < 3 hr of L-sided #weakness!! ⏱️=🧠, so this comes first!!

2. Ultimately you'll end up with a #CT scan, where you are really looking for #bleeding or other space-occupying lesions. Image
3. Our patient had contrast-enhancing lesions. #contrastenhancement = edema & mass effect. No enhancement = not space-occupying! This helps narrow our differential! Image
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