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AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
AIDS-defining illnesses ... bronchi, trachea, or lungs ... tuberculosis, any site (pulmonary ... Illnesses #HIV #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #List
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
, inflammatory lung ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... be detected on CT ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
infections • Nodular ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... Imaging, high res CT ... #differential #diagnosis ... #infectiousdiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
lethargy, fever • Disseminated ... • CT: Halo sign ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
and Management ... , Advanced HIV/AIDS ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... Gastrointestinal, Disseminated ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Sources: 
 • Landscaping, Christmas tree farming, Rose
and Management ... • Pulmonary Sporotrichosis ... Lymphoma or AIDS ... cryptococcus • Disseminated ... #infectiousdiseases
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
revealed multiple pulmonary ... Biopsy of the lung ... with the use of video-assisted ... patient received a diagnosis ... clinical #radiology #CT
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... organizing pneumonia, ARDS ... • Reticular + Nodular ... #diagnosis #management
Type L:
 - Low elastance. The nearly normal compliance indicates that the amount of gas in
this stage, the pulmonary ... are present on CT ... analysis of the CT ... Phenotypes #Variations #Diagnosis ... #Management #SARSCOV2
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
yeast • At risk: AIDS ... , ocular, or disseminated ... change in the lungs ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Management #Infections