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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... Chronic Infections: TB ... cancer, Metastatic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #lesion ... #pulmonary #differential
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
of a cavitating lung ... C = cancer - ... abscess (TB, fungal ... #Lesions #Differential ... #Lung #Pulmonary
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 ... fibrotic lesions ... infection (NTM) • Fungal ... cancer • Septic ... emboli • 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 ... fibrotic lesions ... infection (NTM) • Fungal ... cancer • Septic ... emboli • Lung
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
the Great Lakes region ... - Acute pulmonary ... presentation of TB ... , lung cancer, and ... management #summary #fungal
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... lesions - Centrilobular ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... with: Cavitary ... disease, alcohol, cancer
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Pseudomonas FUNGAL ... Polymorphic skin lesions ... fever, cough and cavitary ... infiltrates, mimicking TB ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary