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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... Chronic (≥ 12 ... : TB, NTB, Fungal ... cancer, Metastatic ... lung disease
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
> 200: Endemic fungi ... failure, COPD, Lung ... cancer, Primary ... , AFB), TB PCR sputum ... Diseases Fellows
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... (NTM) • Fungal ... cancer • Septic ... emboli • Lung ... • Progressive 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
affecting the lungs ... (NTM) • Fungal ... cancer • Septic ... emboli • Lung ... • Progressive lung
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... • Periodontal disease ... foreign body, cancer ... Prevotella • Fungal ... westermani • Other: TB
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
presentation of TB ... , lung cancer, and ... Itraconazole 6-12 ... Itraconazole x 6-12 ... management #summary #fungal
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Other causes: TB ... , fungal infection ... or metastatic disease ... orthostatic or frank ... pituitary tumor, TB
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
associated with cancers ... , including lung ... acute Parvovirus B19 ... fifth disease). ... endemic mycoses, TB
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
duration is 6 to 12 ... extrapulmonary disease ... fumigatus, A. flavus ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs