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Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... failure, COPD, Lung ... CXR +/- High res CT ... Ag, Urine Histo ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... enhancement on CT ... Demyelinating disease caused ... cryptococcal antigen ... #AIDS #opportunistic
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
diseases in HIV/AIDS ... Coccidioides spp., Cryptococcus ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... #differential #diagnosis ... #chestCT #radiology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... pneumonia (PJP), MAI, Cryptococcal ... • CT: Halo sign ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... #pulmonary #differential
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
periphery of the lung ... hump along may aid ... in the diagnosis ... In this case, pulmonary ... confirmed with chest CT
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... massiliense in CF ... Advanced HIV (CD4 ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... Imaging, high res CT
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Diagnosis? ... of prior silent pulmonary ... immunocompromised CD4 ... of K+ & Mg in urine ... Brain #clinical #radiology