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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Disease: • Disseminated ... Disease: • Clinical ... Imaging, high res CT ... diagnosis • Microbiologic ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
food, salad bar Clinical ... culture (Invasive disease ... Infection) • MRI / CT ... diagnosis #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
food, salad bar Clinical ... culture (Invasive disease ... Infection) • MRI / CT ... diagnosis #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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IgG4-Related Disease ... Clinical history ... head and neck, pancreas ... biliary, renal, lung ... concentration PET-CT
Disseminated Blastomycosis - Computed tomography (CT) of his chest showed an infiltrate in the right upper
Disseminated Blastomycosis ... Computed tomography (CT ... budding (Panel C) #Clinical ... #InfectiousDisease ... BroadBasedBud #Microscopy #NEJM
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 ... varicella - Disseminated ... pulmonary #CXR #clinical ... #CT
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Diagnosis Framework Disease ... lethargy, fever • Disseminated ... angioinvasive disease ... • CT: Halo sign ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
Disseminated Actinomycosis ... effusions in both lungs ... Biopsy of the lung ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Congenital heart disease ... , verrucous) - Lung ... , Pancreas, Gastric ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Capnocytophaga
GNR with long fusiform shape.  Fastidious facultative anaerobe that grows slowly and needs enriched agar
C.
Capnocytophaga GNR with long ... cause of severe disease ... cats) Classic clinical ... febrilepodcast] #InfectiousDiseases ... Diagnosis #Cats #Dogs #Microbiology