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Disseminated Blastomycosis - Computed tomography (CT) of his chest showed an infiltrate in the right upper
Disseminated Blastomycosis ... Computed tomography (CT ... C) #Clinical #InfectiousDisease ... Blastomycosis #CT ... BroadBasedBud #Microscopy #NEJM
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Disseminated: ... Disease: • Disseminated ... Imaging, high res CT ... NTM #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
with underlying lung ... patients presents as disseminated ... disease. ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential ... #infectiousdiseases
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
bronchi, trachea, or lungs ... Coccidioidomycosis, disseminated ... Cytomegalovirus disease ... Illnesses #HIV #InfectiousDiseases ... Diagnosis #List #Differential
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 ... inhalational injury Differential ... varicella - Disseminated ... CXR #clinical #CT
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Disease ... lethargy, fever • Disseminated ... • CT: Halo sign ... #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
- Overview and Differential ... , verrucous) - Lung ... , Pancreas, Gastric ... #Endocarditis #Differential ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Lung- ...Physical examination revealed decreased air entry in the base of the
Carcinoma of the Lung ... base of the right lung ... indicated stage IV disease ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #