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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
- Differential ... abscess, Necrotizing ... 12 weeks): • Chronic ... #lesion #pulmonary ... #differential
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
 •
Lung Nodule - Differential ... Years Without a ... Granuloma • Abscess ... • Fungal • Tuberculosis ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
ring-enhanced lesion ... • Usually is a ... Abscess: • More ... ring-enhancement lesion ... #diagnosis #differential
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
) - MSK Radiology ... are a possible ... results in increased local ... (save $$) Differential ... #clinical #mri
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • Chronic ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... stable residual lesion ... Abscess Differential ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... may range from a ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... TB PE: - Local ... Diagnosis: - MRI
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
fibrotic lesions ... • Silicosis • Chronic ... abscess Primary ... reactivation of a ... characteristic features Clinical
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
A - Ankylosing ... Histoplasmosis A ... fibrobulous apical lesions ... aspergillosis - Chronic ... #diseases #differential
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... Nodular or cavitary lesions ... gordonae - 99.9% a ... disease through local ... NTM #Infections #differential
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
fibrotic lesions ... • Silicosis • Chronic ... abscess Primary ... reactivation of a ... characteristic features Clinical