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Differential Diagnosis for Concurrent Brain and Lung Infections
 • Bacteria: Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae
for Concurrent ... Brain and Lung Infections ... Mucormycosis, Cryptococcus ... #Concurrent #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
Concurrent Brain ... and Lung Lesions ... Mucormycosis, Cryptococcus ... #Concurrent #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
Concurrent Brain ... and Lung Lesions ... Mucormycosis, Cryptococcus ... #Concurrent #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
diseases in HIV/AIDS ... Coccidioides spp., Cryptococcus ... complex • Nodular/Masses ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... pulmonary #diseases #differential
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
lesions • 80% with lung ... histoplasmosis, cryptococcus ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... pneumonia (PJP), MAI, Cryptococcal ... nodules, plaques) Cryptococcus ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... #pulmonary #differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Dermatitidis - Cryptococcus ... Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management