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Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Pneumonias - Bacterial ... - Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... - Lung Abscess ... Cancer of the Lung ... Cough #Hemoptysis #Differential
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
immunofluorescence, PCR ... MICRONODULES - Bacterial ... pneumonia - Tuberculosis ... Patterns #Pulmonary #Lung ... ComputedTomography #Differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung abscess ... : • Aerobic Bacteria ... Abscess Differential ... #differential #
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
lesions • 80% with lung ... Infectious: • Bacterial ... • Tuberculosis ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... Lesions #Brain #differential
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Infections in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... • CD4 > 200: M.tuberculosis ... failure, COPD, Lung ... and sputum cx (Bacterial ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
intracellular rod-shaped bacteria ... affecting the lungs ... abscess Primary ... Response: • Most bacteria ... staining, NAA (PCR
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - Differential ... • Disseminated tuberculosis ... Yellow fever • Tuberculous ... Brucellosis • Liver or lung ... Fever #Patterns #Differential
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
intracellular rod-shaped bacteria ... affecting the lungs ... abscess Primary ... Response: • Most bacteria ... staining, NAA (PCR
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... , Bacterial pneumonia ... , and fever BACTERIAL ... Pneumonia: • PVL ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential