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Liver infections and imaging findings
 - Pyogenic Liver Abscess
 - Amebic Abscess
 - Cholangitic Microabscesses
and imaging findings ... Microabscesses - Hydatid Cysts ... #Hepatic #imaging ... #radiology #Differential ... Ddx #Diagnosis #Microbiology
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... knowledge about imaging ... When the cysts have ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... present in 15% of cases ... Demyelinating disease caused ... "punched-out" cystic ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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• Unsporulated cysts ... transmission as zoonotic infection ... • Anorexia, Nausea ... management #treatment #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Summary
Pathogen: Larval stage of Taenia solium
Infection: Ingesting undercooked pork containing cysticerci in muscle tissue.
Taenia solium Infection ... calcifications cause ... Treatment: • 1-2 cysts ... albendazol • >2 cysts ... solium #management #microbiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... positive in 90% of IE cases ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Treat underlying cause ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Clinical (Symptoms, Imaging ... diagnosis • Microbiologic ... #differential # ... diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... in HIV - Differential ... weight loss • Imaging ... reported in 100% of cases ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... positive in 90% of IE cases ... #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Nonossifying Fibroma with Pathologic Fracture - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Cortically based, geographic, lucent lesion with
Imaging Findings ... in almost all cases ... Differential diagnosis ... • Simple bone cyst ... Aneurysmal bone cyst