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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung abscess ... Abscess Diagnosis ... Coccidioides • Parasite ... Abscess Differential
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Differential diagnosis ... /II, VZV, CMV, HIV ... tuberculosis, M. abscessus ... , M. leprae • Parasitic ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infections: Cerebral abscess (bacterial, fungal, parasitic), Neurocysticercosis, Tuberculoma, Cerebral
Diagnosis • Infections ... : Cerebral abscess ... bacterial, fungal, parasitic ... Malignancy: Metastases (lung ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Onset Fever - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Coronavirus • HIV ... eg.malaria) • Other parasites ... Skin Infection Abscess
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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/ AIDS - Differential ... Antimicrobial treatment ... (HSV): • CD4 ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... Diagnoses Medical ... Bacterial, viral, parasitic ... Returning #Traveler #differential ... #diagnosis #tropical
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
lesions • 80% with lung ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... • Nocardia • Parasitic ... Lesions #Brain #differential ... #radiology #neurology
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Infections in HIV-AIDS ... Penicillium marneffei Parasitic ... failure, COPD, Lung ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis ... #evaluation #differential
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
: HIV (Predisposing ... Pneumocystis Jiroveci • Parasites ... Insufficiency #AI #differential ... #diagnosis #endocrinology ... #infectiousdiseases
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
Diagnosis: Quantitative ... and CD4 50 or less ... : • Neurologic ... #AIDS #diagnosis ... #differential #