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CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
mnemonic for the causes ... of a cavitating lung ... abscess (TB, fungal ... #Lesions #Differential ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... abscess, Necrotizing ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #lesion #pulmonary
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Granuloma • Abscess ... Metastases ("cannonball lesions ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Abscess Pathophysiology ... Lung abscess ... stable residual lesion ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
disc • Epidural abscess ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... TB - Spinal abscess ... #spinal #cord #spinalcord ... differential #algorithm
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Spinal stenosis - Abscess ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... Upper motor neuron symptoms ... patients with a long ... unilateral) #SpinalCord
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... • Nodular or cavitary ... lesions - Centrilobular ... Mimics TB with: Cavitary ... • Clinical (Symptoms
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Polymorphic skin lesions ... Multiple skin lesions ... Constitutional symptoms ... fever, cough and cavitary ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
for bone, skin, lungs ... • Pulmonary Symptoms ... Lungs: Cysts (esp ... Blood tests to assess ... is crucial in pulmonary