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Radiographic appearances of pulmonary disease in HIV-infected patients

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase

#ID  #Infectious
appearances of pulmonary ... disease in HIV-infected ... #Differential # ... Ddx #Diagnosis # ... HIV #AIDS #Pneumonia
Pulmonary symptoms in HIV-infected patient by CD4 count

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious
Pulmonary symptoms ... in HIV-infected ... #Differential # ... Ddx #Diagnosis ... #Microbiology #HIV
Cavity Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions:
C: cancer 
 - bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma
Cavity Mnemonic ... Lesions: C: cancer ... emboli) I: infection ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... #Differential
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic ... embolus I = infection ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... #Cavitary #Lesions ... #Differential #
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
- Frequent Differential ... Diagnoses Medical ... without genital lesions ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary ... #diagnosis #tropical
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
and Management ... SOT, Advanced HIV ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... angle branching • Ddx ... #Management #treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
lesions • Malnutrition ... disease • DM DDX ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
Etiologies of pulmonary ... galactomannan, HSV ... virus NODULAR LESIONS ... ComputedTomography #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Chest
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
fraction < 20% Differential ... Diaqnoses: • ... Infectious: Mycoplasma ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... #management #treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
lesions • Malnutrition ... disease • DM DDX ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment