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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... : 1. ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Abscess Diagnosis ... seen • Chest CT
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 •
IgG4-Related Disease ... Clinical history ... biliary, renal, lung ... concentration PET-CT ... increased IgG4+ cells
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
patients such as: 1. ... Advanced HIV (CD4 cell ... Lung Disease: ... • Clinical (Symptoms ... Imaging, high res CT
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
The white-cell count ... He received a diagnosis ... orbital cellulitis, abscess ... the first day of treatment ... #NEJM #clinical
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Renal Cell Carcinoma ... (RCC) - Diagnosis ... Management Summary Clinical ... Imaging and Treatment ... test: abdominal CT
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to impaired B-cell ... • Affects 1:25,000 ... and 1:50,000 patients ... to 8 years Clinical ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Giant cell arteritis ... (GCA) Giant cell ... Diagnosis = clinical ... in literature (NEJM ... cases (Cornelia NEJM
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pathophysiology: 1. ... macrophages and T cells ... abscess Primary ... Tuberculosis: 1. ... characteristic features Clinical
Laryngocele- ...On physical examination, he had nontender, compressible swelling in the left cervical region that transmitted
performed (Video 1) ... A diagnosis of laryngocele ... which showed a well-defined ... #NEJM #clinical ... laryngoscope #radiology #CT
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pathophysiology: 1. ... macrophages and T cells ... abscess Primary ... Tuberculosis: 1. ... characteristic features Clinical