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Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
- Bronchogenic Carcinoma ... polyangiitis, microscopic ... - Eosinophilic ... PNA (acute or chronic ... diagnosis #pulmonary #differential
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
Chronic eosinophilic ... Chronic eosinophilic ... Broncho-alveolar cell carcinoma ... consolidation #Clinical ... #Radiology #HRCT
Hobnail variant of PTC: micropapillary architecture, dense eosinophilic cytoplasm, hobnail cells with apical nuclei, and marked
architecture, dense eosinophilic ... Papillary #Thyroid #Carcinoma ... #Pathology #Clinical ... #Microscopy
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... bronchoalveolar carcinoma ... eosinophilic pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
month history of chronic ... dealing with the differential ... diagnosis of chronic ... bronchoalveolar carcinoma ... #Clinical #Radiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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performed) • Clinical ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... Immunosuppressants (chronic ... IVIG (Giant cell, eosinophilic ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Morphologic spectrum of salivary secretory carcinoma: microcystic or papillary-cystic architecture, abundant eosinophilic vacuolated cytoplasm, bubbly luminal
salivary secretory carcinoma ... architecture, abundant eosinophilic ... salivary #secretory #carcinoma ... #Pathology #Clinical ... #Microscopy
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... Chronic diseases ... eosinophilic pneumonia ... bronchoalveolar carcinoma ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Build clinical suspicion ... Manage chronic cardiac ... myocarditis Clinical ... - Necrotizing Eosinophilic ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 • Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
Diarrhea - Differential ... Artificial sweeteners (e.g ... Secretory: • Microscopic ... Neuroendocrine tumors: Carcinoid ... Diarrhea #Causes #Differential