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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... : TB, NTB, Fungal ... cancer, Metastatic ... Disease #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #lesion #pulmonary
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cervical:
 - Anterior
     • Infection
Posterior •TB ... , Mediastinum, Lungs ... • Cancer ... #Localized #Focal ... #Causes #Hematology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... lesions • Malnutrition ... cancer • Septic ... emboli • Lung ... hemoptysis • Dyspnea
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... lesions • Malnutrition ... cancer • Septic ... emboli • Lung ... hemoptysis • Dyspnea
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... infiltrates, mimicking TB ... Pneumoniae: • Focal ... #Infections #HIV ... #AIDS #pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Nodular or cavitary lesions ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... disease, alcohol, cancer ... disease through local ... Weakness, • Dyspnea
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... pain, hemoptysis, dyspnea ... stable residual lesion ... foreign body, cancer ... #Abscess #pulmonary