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Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... failure, COPD, Lung ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... /- High res CT chest ... Fungal, AFB), TB
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Droplets that contain bacilli ... infectionPulmonary ... Active TB: • ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Droplets that contain bacilli ... infectionPulmonary ... Active TB: • ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases ... signs/symptoms of active ... pulmonary TB PE ... - Spread of bacilli ... tissue damage - CXR
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
mycobacteria which can cause ... pulmonary disease ... resembling TB. ... a patient with active ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Most Common Causes ... : TB, NTM, PNA ... Physical stigmata of cor ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... • Most common cause ... Blood cultures • CXR ... westermani • Other: TB ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... factor • May cause ... infiltrates, mimicking TB ... #Infections #HIV ... #AIDS #pulmonary
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
, pulmonary infiltrates ... lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... , hypoxia, and pulmonary ... • Leprosy • Bacillus ... • Persistently active
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... Advanced HIV (CD4 ... • Dyspnea, • Chest