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Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
complex • Nodular/Masses ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... Consolidation: Pyogenic bacterial ... pneumonia, M. tuberculosis ... disease: Pyogenic bacterial
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Causes of Cough ... Pneumonias - Bacterial ... - Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... - Lung Abscess ... Cancer of the Lung
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
immunofluorescence, PCR ... MICRONODULES - Bacterial ... Histoplasma - Bacterial ... pneumonia - Tuberculosis ... Patterns #Pulmonary #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 ... Response: • Most bacteria ... staining, NAA (PCR ... Treatment: Active ... Initiating Treatment
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 ... • CD4 < 200: M.tuberculosis ... failure, COPD, Lung ... and sputum cx (Bacterial
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... of PCN allergy ... Pathogens: • Aerobic Bacteria ... • Anaerobic Bacteria ... #differential #causes
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
toxo IgG • CNS PCR ... lesions • 80% with lung ... Infectious: • Bacterial ... • Tuberculosis ... differential #diagnosis #causes
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 ... Response: • Most bacteria ... staining, NAA (PCR ... Treatment: Active ... Initiating Treatment
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Parvovirus • Bacterial ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... - Metastatic: Lung ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... , Bacterial pneumonia ... Extrapulmonary tuberculosis ... , and fever BACTERIAL ... Pneumonia: • PVL