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IDSA - Prophylaxis to Prevent First Episode of Opportunistic Disease in HIV-AIDS
 • Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
• Pneumocystis pneumonia ... • Toxoplasma gondii ... Streptococcus pneumoniae ... infection • Influenza ... #OIs #HIVAIDS #
IDSA - Prophylaxis to Prevent First Episode of Opportunistic Disease in HIV-AIDS
 • Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
• Pneumocystis pneumonia ... • Toxoplasma gondii ... Streptococcus pneumoniae ... infection • Influenza ... #OIs #HIVAIDS #
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... identified, Strep pneumoniae ... (Mycoplasma pneumoniae ... Chlamydophila pneumoniae ... Rarely): Toxoplasma gondii
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... , Cryptococcal pneumonia ... • Toxoplasma gondii ... Microsporidium #Lung #Infections ... #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
Interstitial pneumonias ... reticular pattern is ... The other cause is ... This was a PCP-infection ... #Clinical #Radiology
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
neoformans, Toxoplasma gondii ... Pyogenic bacterial pneumonia ... cancer, Organizing pneumonia ... tuberculosis Infectious ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology
Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
and cardiogenic pulmonary ... cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ... chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
B-Lines in case of Pneumonia ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... interstitial diffuse infections ... had Mycoplasma pneumonia ... BLines #Bilateral #Pneumonia
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Pattern - Chest Radiology ... Opacities: • Infectious ... rarely typical pneumonia ... Pattern #Chest #Radiology ... differential #diagnosis #pulmonary
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
streptococcus pneumoniae ... are organizing pneumonia ... pneumonia. ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR