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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Pulmonary: • MAC ... /Catheter: • MAC ... important source • MAC ... • Disseminated MAC ... NTM #Infections #differential
Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
for enumerating differentials ... MAC (structural ... Pathogens #Pneumonia #Differential
Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
Campylobacter, MAC ... Diarrhea #HIVAIDS #Differential
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome), MAC ... Insufficiency #AI #differential
Tree-in-bud almost always indicates the presence of:
Endobronchial spread of infection (TB, MAC, any bacterial bronchopneumonia)
Airway disease
infection (TB, MAC ... CTChest #TreeInBud #Differential
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 • Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential ... Tuberculosis, MAC ... Diarrhea #Causes #Differential
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
NTM (M.kansasii, MAC ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Idiopathic CD4 Lymphopenia (ICL) / Lymphocytopenia 

DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR ICL
 • Persistent CD4 T-cell lymphopenia
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MTB/MAC • Common ... diagnosis #hematology #Differential
Ever had a #traveler come in to your clinic with #fever and you were not sure
#infection it may ... to narrow your differential ... to narrow your differentials ... #differentials #
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
immune system may ... nephritis, fevers • MAC ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential