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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Clinical manifestations ... - Imaging: • CXR ... legionella/strep, HIV ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP DDX ... Treatment: •
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
cause: Aspiration pneumonia ... for Klebsiella pneumonia ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Active TB: • HIV ... disease • DM DDX ... are pulmonary • HIV ... TST or IGRA HIV ... : • HIV-infected
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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throughout the lungs ... rarely typical pneumonia ... - Viral: VZV ... diagnosis #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Active TB: • HIV ... disease • DM DDX ... are pulmonary • HIV ... TST or IGRA HIV ... : • HIV-infected
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... • Chronic lung ... community-acquired infections: Pneumonia ... DDX - Other causes ... Epstein-Barr syndrome, HIV
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Management Summary Clinical ... chills, malaise Ddx ... arthritis diagnosis Treatment ... Ceftriaxone • HIV ... cervical, anal Cxs
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
Cavitation - Pneumonia ... the consolidated lung ... one month after treatment ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Cryptococcal meningitis, hiv ... DDX Tb meningitis ... sign on mri) HIV-infected ... Standard treatment ... #radiology