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Radiographic appearances of pulmonary disease in HIV-infected patients

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase

#ID  #Infectious
pulmonary disease in HIV-infected ... IDFellowCase #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #HIV #AIDS #Pneumonia
Pulmonary symptoms in HIV-infected patient by CD4 count

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious
Pulmonary symptoms in HIV-infected ... #IDFellowCase #ID ... #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #Microbiology #HIV ... #AIDS #pneumonia
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Pattern - Chest Radiology ... rarely typical pneumonia ... - Viral: VZV ... Pattern #Chest #Radiology ... pulmonary #CXR #clinical
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Avg age of DX ... to 8 years Clinical ... : Pneumonia • Autoimmune ... DDX - Other causes ... Epstein-Barr syndrome, HIV
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
pulmonary diseases in HIV ... Pyogenic bacterial pneumonia ... cancer, Organizing pneumonia ... tuberculosis Infectious ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
of Myocarditis Infectious ... Hepatitis C virus, HIV ... species, Mycoplasma pneumoniae ... disease) Non-Infectious ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
surrounding parenchyma (DD ... such as lymphoma, infection ... cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Cryptogenic #Organizing #Pneumonia
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Mild Infections (Such As Focal Pneumonia or asymptomatic patients
Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS ... Treating Mild Infections ... (Such As Focal Pneumonia ... with positive serology ... • Use until clinical
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Herpesviruses (MCC: HSV ... • Common clinical ... Streptococcus pneumoniae ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Case of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis (FHC) on CT

28F +4d RUQ pain worse w/ inspiration, 102F fever, no vaginal
. (-) HIV, RPR. ... Washington University ID ... FitzHughCurtis #FHC #CT #Clinical ... #Radiology #Perihepatitis