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Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Disease ... angioinvasive disease ... • CT: Halo sign
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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throughout the lungs ... hematogenous spread of a disease ... rarely typical pneumonia ... #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
- Differential Diagnosis ... sweats, chills (infection ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
failure, COPD, Lung ... +/- High res CT ... chest scan), CBC ... Diseases Fellows ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
Etiologies of pulmonary infections ... according to CT-scan ... Patterns #Pulmonary #Lung ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Chest
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... Blood cultures • CXR ... ) • CXR upright ... CT Lung Abscess
Left-Middle-Lobe Pneumonia - Radiography of the chest revealed a cardiac apex, aortic arch, and gastric bubble
Radiography of the chest ... infiltrate in the left lung ... was diagnosed. ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... SitusInversus #NEJM
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
late adulthood • Diagnosis ... • Chronic lung ... lymphocytic interstitial lung ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... : Pneumonia • Autoimmune
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
the differential diagnosis ... - Lung neoplasms ... - Chronic post-infection ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Differential Diagnosis ... allopurinol), Infection ... , anti-CCP • CXR ... high resolution chest ... CT • Bronchoscopy