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Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
with atypical mycobacterium ... pus within the cavity ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Mycobacteria #NTM ... #Cavity #AirFluidLevel
Here another patient with a mycobacterium infection.
Notice the nodules with cavitation #Clinical #Radiology #CXR #NonTuberculosis #Mycobacteria
patient with a mycobacterium ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Mycobacteria #NTM ... #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... Infections: TB, NTB ... Autoimmunity: RA, GPA #Cavitary ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacteria (NTM ... belonging to the Mycobacterium ... Risk Factors For NTM ... • Nodular or cavitary ... Mimics TB with: Cavitary
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Infections • Mycobacterium ... with underlying lung ... mortality • Mycobacterium ... infection • Mycobacterium ... infectiousdiseases #NTM
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lucencies within the lung ... , like cyst, cavity ... density in the lung ... as: Cavity - lucency ... visible wall #CXR
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis • Mycobacterium ... africanum • Mycobacterium ... mycobacterial infection (NTM ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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throughout the lungs ... Infectious - Mycobacterium ... Tuberculosis, NTB ... diagnosis #pulmonary #CXR
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dyspnea (underlying lung ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... History of cancer, lung ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
A CXR is done. ... Diagnosis: Cavitary ... consistent w/ lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Cavitary