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Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
Etiologies of pulmonary infections ... immunofluorescence, PCR ... Aspergillosis PLEURAL ... Patterns #Pulmonary #Lung ... #Infections #ComputedTomography
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
toxo IgG • CNS PCR ... lesions • 80% with lung ... multiple lesions Infectious ... : • Bacterial ... diagnosis #causes #radiology
Horizontal reverberation artifacts - A-lines are visualized as hyperechoic, horizontal artifacts at regular intervals deep to
intervals deep to the pleural ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #PCC #POCUS #Lung
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... Castleman's disease • Pleural ... disease: Pyogenic bacterial ... tuberculosis Infectious ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology
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 ... Response: • Most bacteria ... organ system: • Pleura ... staining, NAA (PCR
Pleural effusion visualized as an anechoic fluid collection located cephalad to the arrows. #Clinical #EM #Radiology
Pleural effusion ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #PCC #POCUS #Lung
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 ... Response: • Most bacteria ... organ system: • Pleura ... staining, NAA (PCR
B-lines are visualized as hyperechoic vertical artifacts arising from the pleural line and extending off the
arising from the pleural ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #PCC #POCUS #Lung
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... tuberculosis, Bacterial ... , and fever BACTERIAL ... Focal pneumonia, pleural ... #Infections #HIV
CT and ultrasonographic features of COVID-19 pneumonia
Lung CT:
 - Thickened pleura
 - Ground glass shadow and
-19 pneumonia Lung ... stage and in mild infection ... ChestCT #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #features #Radiology ... #Lung