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Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... Diagnosis Framework Disease ... angioinvasive disease ... • CT: Halo sign ... and dyspnea • Lobar
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
differentiate between acute ... Neoplasm with lobar ... - Lung neoplasms ... - Chronic post-infection ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
of Interstitial Lung ... inflammation, most common ... intersitial space Infection ... Metastases to lung ... , Beomycin • Acute
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... • Most common ... Blood cultures • CXR ... ) • CXR upright ... seen • Chest CT
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Chronic lung ... lymphocytic interstitial lung ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... : Pneumonia • Autoimmune ... and M panel Management
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
identified, Strep pneumoniae ... failure, COPD, Lung ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... +/- High res CT ... Diseases Fellows
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
, inflammatory lung ... permeability, lung ... be detected on CT ... or CXR ● PaO2/ ... oxygenation in pneumonia
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
considered, like acute ... Lobar pneumonia ... nodular interstitial lung ... disease, that is ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
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 ... diagnosis #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
103-104°F) • Lobar ... gram-negative pneumonia ... • Acute bacterial ... • Acute bacterial ... Brucellosis • Liver or lung