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Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Common Variable ... • Chronic lung ... - gastric and breast ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... and M panel Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... infection • Most common ... • Diminished breath ... CT Lung Abscess ... Management: •
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
definition: Most common ... GCA can present variably ... day, followed by long ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
with underlying friable ... - NPO for at least ... formation is the most common ... long term complication ... Necrosis #diagnosis #management
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
for bone, skin, lungs ... areas include the ... Imaging: X-rays, CT ... PET-CT / MRI: Staging ... Histiocytosis #Diagnosis #Management