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Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
/AIDS Patients ... disease, Pulmonary ... Nocardia spp., Mycobacterium ... #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #chestCT
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
likely to cause pulmonary ... underlying lung disease ... as disseminated disease ... #diagnosis #differential ... infectiousdiseases #NTM
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
belonging to the Mycobacterium ... Pulmonary Disease ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... Exclusion of other diagnosis ... #Infections #differential
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
AIDS-defining illnesses ... Cytomegalovirus disease ... tuberculosis, any site (pulmonary ... InfectiousDiseases #Diagnosis ... #List #Differential
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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hematogenous spread of a disease ... Diagnosis of Miliary ... Infectious - Mycobacterium ... Tuberculosis, NTB ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... M.tuberculosis, NTM ... Infectious Diseases ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis ... #evaluation #differential
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Related Infections - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... pseudomallei • Mycobacterium ... Campylobacter jejuni • NTM ... disease • Aspergillus
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
treatment of HIV/AIDS ... worsening of that disease ... be present: • AIDS ... fevers • MAC/NTM ... organizing PNA • Mycobacterium
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Disease by CD4 ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... #pulmonary #differential