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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... 38 degrees • Chills ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... #differential #causes ... #management #treatment
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - ... Chronic inflammation causes ... Fevers and/or chills ... Most Common Causes ... mycobacteria Treatment
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory ... with exaggerated inflammatory ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... Fever, chills, lack ... unintentional weight loss, nausea
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Generalized: Chills ... Septic emboli cause ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Treat underlying cause ... Complications: Abscess
Erythema Nodosum Overview

Definition: 
 • EN is an inflammatory condition characterized by tender, red nodules, typically
• EN is an inflammatory ... Sarcoidosis - Inflammatory ... (especially to assess ... Symptomatic Treatment ... Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
histiocytes and an inflammatory ... • Not purely inflammatory ... Blood tests to assess ... TREATMENT OPTIONS ... with appropriate treatment
Majocchi’s Granuloma due to Trichophyton rubrum 
This is GMS stain and culture of a skin biopsy
Treatment: Itraconazole ... - Pathology: inflammatory ... tissues - mainly caused ... plaques, pustules, abscess ... Majocchi granuloma Treatment