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Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
, Cryptococcal pneumonia ... Aspergillus Pneumonia ... : Halo sign Coccidioides ... Immitis Pneumonia ... - 20% of pneumonias
Fungal Pneumonias - Diagnosis Comparison Table
 • Aspergillus
 • Blastomyces
 • Candida
 • Coccidioides
 • Cryptococcus
Fungal Pneumonias ... • Candida • Coccidioides ... TheIDtrivia #Fungal #Pneumonias
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Histoplasma capsulatum, Coccidioides ... H.capsulatum, Coccidioides ... Pyogenic bacterial pneumonia ... cancer, Organizing pneumonia ... Pyogenic bacterial pneumonia
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
Non-Resolving Pneumonias ... blastomycosis, coccidioides ... #NonResolving #Pneumonia
Differential Diagnosis for Concurrent Brain and Lung Infections
 • Bacteria: Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae
Diagnosis for Concurrent ... aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae ... Blastomycosis, Coccidioides ... Lung #Infections #Concurrent
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
Concurrent Brain ... aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae ... Blastomycosis, Coccidioides ... Lung #Infections #Concurrent
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
Concurrent Brain ... aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae ... Blastomycosis, Coccidioides ... Lung #Infections #Concurrent
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
identified, Strep pneumoniae ... infection (Mycoplasma pneumoniae ... Chlamydophila pneumoniae ... Endemic fungi (Coccidioides ... Cryptococcus, Coccidioides
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
this patient have pneumonia ... leukocytosis, left-shift, procalcitonin ... #Pneumonia #Venn
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired Pneumonia ... Management Pneumonia ... Streptococcus pneumoniae ... • Chlamydia pneumoniae ... initial serum procalcitonin