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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung abscess ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... seen • Chest CT ... Lung Abscess
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 ... concentration PET-CT ... increased IgG4+ cells ... #diagnosis #management
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
- M. abscessus ... Advanced HIV (CD4 cell ... : Clinical Manifestations ... Disease: • Clinical ... Imaging, high res CT
Extramammary Paget’s Disease - The physical examination revealed an erythematous velvety plaque with superficial white scale
Extramammary Paget’s Disease ... large atypical cells ... (Panel B) #Clinical ... #Derm #Honc #Extramammary ... ExtramammaryPaget #NEJM
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to impaired B-cell ... to 8 years Clinical ... • Chronic lung ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... and M panel Management
Echinococcal Cysts in the Liver- The physical examination revealed hepatomegaly with a palpable hepatic mass. Laboratory
a normal white-cell ... Hydatid disease ... #clinical #NEJM ... hepatic #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
macrophages and T cells ... abscess Primary ... Langerhans giant cells ... characteristic features Clinical ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Lung- ...Physical examination revealed decreased air entry in the base of the
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma ... indicated stage IV disease ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT # ... squamous #cell #
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Giant cell arteritis ... Diagnosis = clinical ... in literature (NEJM ... cases (Cornelia NEJM ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Glucagonoma-Associated Rash - The rash involved the arms, genitals, and buttocks and had progressed to the
tissue revealed a well-circumscribed ... resolve (Panel D) #Clinical ... #HONC #Derm #Pathology ... Rash #Microscopy #CT ... #NEJM