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Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... failure, COPD, Lung ... < 200: Pulmonary ... CXR +/- High res CT ... Diseases Fellows
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
Disseminated Actinomycosis ... revealed multiple pulmonary ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT # ... disseminated #actinomycosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Disseminated ... infections Lungs ... Disease: • Disseminated ... Advanced HIV (CD4 ... Imaging, high res 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
affecting the lungs ... • Lymphoma • Lung ... • Progressive lung ... staining, NAA (PCR ... and death from disseminated
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 ... differential #diagnosis #pulmonary ... CXR #clinical #CT
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... Diagnosis Framework Disease ... lethargy, fever • Disseminated ... • CT: Halo sign ... #AIDS #pulmonary
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... • Lymphoma • Lung ... • Progressive lung ... staining, NAA (PCR ... and death from disseminated
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... • Periodontal disease ... seen • Chest CT ... Clindamycin in case of PCN ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
chills, headache Disseminated ... extrapulmonary disease ... transplantation • MCC ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs