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Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Initiation of ART ... in HIV patients ... Infections • Pulmonary ... of starting OI treatment ... Infections #management #infectiousdiseases
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
intracellular rod-shaped bacteria ... tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... infection (NTM) • Fungal ... lung disease, bacteremia ... pulmonaryHIV
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
intracellular rod-shaped bacteria ... tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... infection (NTM) • Fungal ... lung disease, bacteremia ... pulmonaryHIV
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... Prevotella • Fungal ... westermani • Other: TB ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of HIV/AIDS patients ... • 10-20% of HIV-infected ... , pulmonary infiltrates ... lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... , hypoxia, and pulmonary
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
coughed and now his ... Mycobacteria: TB ... most common) - Fungus ... Mucormycosis - Bacteria ... Fusobacterium Treatment
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
invasive infections are ... caused by members ... SOT, Advanced HIV ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Most Common Causes ... • Infection: TB ... cultures (sputum for bacteria ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV ... mycobacteria Treatment
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
: 2 hit mechanism ... without other cause ... : 33% • Treatment ... • Criteria - At ... , and CXR with pulmonary
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Pseudomonas FUNGAL ... factor • May cause ... infiltrates, mimicking TB ... #AIDS #pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases