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Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Causes of Chronic ... X-Ray: • Chronic Infection ... • Interstitial Disease ... Syndrome Lower ... #PrimaryCare
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... disseminated microbial disease ... Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome ... #Causes #Adrenal ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... Diagnosis Framework Disease ... angioinvasive disease ... factor • May cause ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Symptoms: • Chronic cough ... Most Common Causes ... • Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... • Preventing exacerbations
Most episodes of chronic cough in adults are caused by upper airway cough syndrome (UACS, also
by upper airway cough ... syndrome (UACS, ... postnasal drip syndrome ... gastroesophageal reflux disease ... #Diagnosis #PrimaryCare
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... antibiotics as a cause ... SAPHO, Sweet's Syndrome ... Autoimmune: Crohn's disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Lady Windermere Syndrome ... : • Syndrome of ... percent), • Cough ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Cutaneous sporotrichosis (also known as “rose gardener's disease”) is an infection caused by a fungus called
rose gardener's disease ... ”) is an infection ... caused by a fungus ... clinical #photo #PrimaryCare ... #InfectiousDisease
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
IDSA Recommendations ... confirmation of disease ... vaccination results in disease ... Uncomplicated Cases ... #Zoster #VZV #IDSA
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Managing Microsporidiosis in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Chronic Microsporidiosis:
 • Because chronic microsporidiosis occurs
IDSA Recommendations ... for Preventing ... should prevent the disease ... Caused by Enterocytozoon ... Microsporidiosis #IDSA