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Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... : • Upper lung ... cough, myalgia • Lung ... Microsporidium #Lung ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
of interstitial lung ... lower lung zone ... Diagnosis: • Lung ... , Pulmonary lymphoma ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
cardiogenic pulmonary ... cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ... chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Central #Peripheral #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... interstitial pneumonia ... drug-related lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
of Interstitial Lung ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), • Pulmonary ... leaking out of pulmonary ... Metastases to lung ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... if this patient had ... weight loss or long ... an acute lobar pneumonia ... #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Viral Pneumonias ... - Bacterial Pneumonias ... Bronchiectasis - Pulmonary ... Tuberculosis - Lung ... Cancer of the Lung
Pneumonia on Chest Xray and POCUS

Extensive pneumonia in lower left lobe (red arrow). 
POCUS: Dynamic air
Pneumonia on Chest ... Xray and POCUS ... (green arrows) and ... Comparison #Clinical #Lung ... #Pulmonary #Clinical
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... Differential Diagnosis and ... Acute Infections: Lung ... abscess, Necrotizing Pneumonia ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary
Reversed Halo Sign - Infectious and Non-Infectious Differential Diagnosis
Definition: A focal rounded area of GGO surrounded
Sign - Infectious and ... Dermatomyositis, Lung ... , Pulmonary embolism ... , Lipid pneumonia ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary