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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterium ... likely to cause pulmonary ... Primary skin and ... #diagnosis #differential ... infectiousdiseases #NTM
Causes of Diffuse and Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Reactive (Inflammatory / Infectious)
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Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... Inflammatory / Infectious ... ) #Diffuse #Focal ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cervical:
 - Anterior
     • Infection
Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... #Localized #Focal ... Lymphadenopathy #LAD #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
belonging to the Mycobacterium ... • Skin & Soft ... • M genavense Skin ... disease through local ... #Infections #differential
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
1) Focal (involving ... Bacterial, TB, NTM ... Obstruction 6) Rheumatologic ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
- Differential ... Inhalation • Skin ... pseudomallei • Mycobacterium ... Campylobacter jejuni • NTM ... #differential #
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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e.g., HIV), EBV infection ... - Pruritus: (focal ... Etiology: - Infections ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology ... #hematology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... in HIV - Differential ... • Polymorphic skin ... Pneumoniae: • Focal ... #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... initiation • Differential ... Diagnosis: Infection ... diagnosis #management #hematology ... #oncology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
fevers • MAC/NTM ... cavitating pneumonia, skin ... organizing PNA • Mycobacterium ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential