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Cavitary Lung Lesions - Differential
Infection - Malignancy - Rheumatologic - Other

- Dr. David Furfaro https://twitter.com/david_furfaro

#Cavitary #Cavity
Cavitary Lung Lesions ... Differential Infection ... david_furfaro #Cavitary ... #Cavity #Lung # ... Lesions #Causes
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
CAVITY – a useful ... mnemonic for the causes ... (TB, fungal, staph ... #Diagnosis #CAVITY ... #Mnemonic #Cavitary
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... Emboli, Fungal Infection ... : TB, NTB, Fungal ... Autoimmunity: RA, GPA #Cavitary ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
Cavitary Lesion ... PMH of latent TB ... david_furfaro #Cavity ... #Cavitary #CXR ... ChestXRay #Clinical #Pulmonary
CAVITY Mnemonic for Causes of Cavitary Lung Lesions

C - Cancer (SCC, mets)
A - Autoimmune (GPA, RA)
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CAVITY Mnemonic ... for Causes of Cavitary ... sequestration) #CAVITY ... #Mnemonic #Cavitary ... #Lung #Pulmonary
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. ... pus within the cavity ... Mycobacteria #NTM #Cavity
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
, like cyst, cavity ... as: Cavity - lucency ... visible wall #CXR ... CavitaryLesion #Cavity ... #Cyst #Lung #Pulmonary
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 ... affecting the lungs ... • Progressive lung ... 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 ... affecting the lungs ... • Progressive lung ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
the consolidated lung ... coughed up, a cavity ... like TB, cavities ... consolidation and the cavity ... #CTChest #Cavity