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Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

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

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
of interstitial lung ... Diagnosis: • Lung ... , Pulmonary lymphoma ... Treatment: • ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Mild Infections (Such As Focal Pneumonia or asymptomatic patients
IDSA Recommendations ... (Such As Focal Pneumonia ... Infection (Diffuse Pulmonary ... #IDSA #Prevention ... #Treatment #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Penicillium marneffei Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Penicilliosis (Primary
IDSA Recommendations ... for Preventing ... or stay for a long ... Penicilliosis #IDSA ... #Prevention #Treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
IDSA Recommendations ... for Preventing ... against Pneumocystis pneumonia ... Enteric #Bacterial #IDSA ... #Prevention #Treatment
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
to Eosinophilic Lung ... Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia ... allergies; Cough, SOB, sinusitis ... #Eosinophilic #Lung ... #Diseases #pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
cause: Aspiration pneumonia ... for Klebsiella pneumonia ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... Pneumonia • Anaerobic ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchiectasis, sinusitis ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... mycobacteria Treatment ... infections • Preventing
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
(60%) • Sinusitis ... Itraconazole COCCIDIOMYCOSIS ... change in the lungs ... a yeast cell Coccidioidomycosis ... nails, bronchi, lungs
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
bronchi, trachea, or lungs ... , invasive - Coccidioidomycosis ... tuberculosis, any site (pulmonary ... Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia ... - Pneumonia,