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Pulmonary Aspergillosis
Main Culprits: Aspergillus fumigatus, Less commonly: Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus terreus
Diagnosis: Characteristic imaging + symptoms +
Pulmonary Aspergillosis ... Aspergillus terreus Diagnosis ... biopsy Acute - Invasive ... Chronic cavitary pulmonary ... #aspergillus #diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis of Pulmonary Eosinophilia
Infection:
 • Helminthic: Loffler syndrome (Ascaris, hookworm, Strongyloides), Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (lymphatic
Differential Diagnosis ... of Pulmonary Eosinophilia ... Paragonimiasis • Fungal: Invasive ... Acute chronic pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Halo Sign on Chest CT
 • SPN or mass surrounded by a circumferential GGO
 • DDx:
circumferential GGO • DDx: invasive ... Sign #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Reversed Halo Sign - Infectious and Non-Infectious Differential Diagnosis
Definition: A focal rounded area of GGO surrounded
Non-Infectious Differential Diagnosis ... Mucormycosis, Invasive ... organizing pneumonia, Pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
Non-Invasive Positive ... ), Cardiogenic pulmonary ... #Ventilation #diagnosis ... #indications #pulmonary
#radiology #ctchest #differential

Differential Diagnosis of Ground-glass Opacity.

Some abbreviations
HP: Hypersensitive pneumonitis
DIP: Desquamative interstitial pneumonia
PAP: Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
MIA:
Differential Diagnosis ... pneumonia PAP: Pulmonary ... MIA: Minimally invasive
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Invasive Aspergillus ... (IA) - Diagnosis ... Most invasive infections ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... @ID_fellows #Invasive
CGD and Mulch Pneumonitis
This acute fulminant invasive fungal pneumonia in absence of iatrogenic or exogenous immunosuppression
acute fulminant invasive ... and evidence of pulmonary ... granulomatous #disease #diagnosis
Air Crescent Sign on Chest CT
 • Crescentic or circumferential rim of radiolucent airspace within a
opacity • DDx: Invasive ... Sign #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Secondary to invasive ... patients with pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis