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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... pain, hemoptysis ... Abscess Diagnosis ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Airways: 
 • Bronchitis
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Malignancy: Primary bronchogenic CA, Endobronchial
Diagnosis Framework ... Foreign Bodies • Trauma ... westermani, PNA, Lung ... abscess, Aspergillosis ... #pulmonary #causes
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Cause Many Illnesses ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... discomfort, • +/- Hemoptysis ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... #differential #diagnosis
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Diagnosis Framework ... Necrotizing PNA, Abscess ... • Trauma: Postprocedural ... , Lung contusion ... #pulmonary #causes
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Dyspnea • Hemoptysis ... Infection: TB, NTM ... in the adjacent lung ... is abnormal in adults ... mycobacteria Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
mycobacterial infection (NTM ... abscess Primary ... Complications: Hemoptysis ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
mycobacterial infection (NTM ... abscess Primary ... Complications: Hemoptysis ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
both children and adults ... • Pulmonary Symptoms ... particularly in adult ... DIAGNOSIS • Imaging ... TREATMENT OPTIONS