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Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Causes of Cough ... - Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... - Lung Abscess ... Cancer of the Lung ... #Table
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - ... • Fever, night sweats ... Dyspnea (underlying lung ... disease #Chronic ... #causes
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Mycobacterium africanum ... • Mycobacterium ... • Silicosis • Chronic ... Anorexia) • Night sweats ... malignancy, and chronic
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Mycobacterium africanum ... • Mycobacterium ... • Silicosis • Chronic ... Anorexia) • Night sweats ... malignancy, and chronic
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
tuberculosis, Bacterial ... bloody sputum, sweats ... chills, night sweats ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... factor • May cause
Causes of Night Sweats - Differential Diagnosis
 • Malignancy: Lymphoma, Leukemia, Other neoplasm
 • Infections: Human
Causes of Night ... Sweats - Differential ... immunodeficiency virus, tuberculosis ... , Mycobacterium ... coccidioidomycosis), Lung
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
belonging to the Mycobacterium ... tuberculosis complex ... status NTM Cause ... : Fever, night sweats ... dry) • Night sweats
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... pneumonia • Chronic ... Chills, night sweats ... shows a small, stable ... #differential #causes
Night Sweats - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Night sweats are a nonspecific symptom that patients commonly experience and
immunodeficiency virus • Tuberculosis ... • Mycobacterium ... coccidioidomycosis) • Lung ... reflux disease • Chronic ... Granulomatous disease • Chronic
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
centrifugum • A chronic ... cancers, including lung ... associated with tuberculosis ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential