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Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • CT: Halo sign ... Constitutional symptoms ... #AIDS #pulmonary
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... Diagnoses Medical ... localizing signs ... or symptoms - Malaria ... Cough, dyspnea - Pneumonia
Pulmonary symptoms in HIV-infected patient by CD4 count

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious
Pulmonary symptoms ... in HIV-infected ... #Infections #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #AIDS #pneumonia
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
Diagnosis is generally ... e.g., CXR, CT, ultrasound ... Inflammation (e.g., fever ... symptoms (e.g., ... chest pain) and signs
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Differential Bilat ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... partially seen shred sign ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #ultrasound
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... #differential # ... diagnosis #signs ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
regardless of symptoms ... or signs. ... Pancreatitis • Pulmonary ... #differential # ... signs #symptoms
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

This
example of 'shred sign ... a patient with fever ... This POCUS finding ... #photo #ultrasound ... #lung #pulmonary
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis
Some patients do not progress to severe disease. Others, rapidly develop severe disease
brief interval symptom ... suffusion (redness w/o exudate ... dysfunction) • Pulmonary ... Biphasic #Phases #Diagnosis ... #Illness #Signs
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
disease (other than liver ... tuberculosis, any site (pulmonary ... - Pneumonia, ... InfectiousDiseases #Diagnosis ... #List #Differential