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

C = cancer
C = cancer - ... abscess (TB, fungal ... Mnemonic #Cavitary #Lesions ... #Differential # ... Lung #Pulmonary
Cavity Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions:
C: cancer 
 - bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma
Lesions: C: cancer ... infection (bacterial/fungal ... ) - pulmonary abscess ... - pulmonary tuberculosis ... #Differential
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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Lung Nodule - Differential ... Granuloma • Abscess ... cancer • Metastases ... ("cannonball lesions ... • Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
fibrotic lesions ... infection (NTM) • Fungal ... cancer • Septic ... emboli • Lung ... abscess Primary
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
fibrotic lesions ... infection (NTM) • Fungal ... cancer • Septic ... emboli • Lung ... abscess Primary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
stable residual lesion ... foreign body, cancer ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Abscess Differential ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... failure, COPD, Lung ... cancer, Primary ... , AFB), TB PCR sputum ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
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 ... Nodular or cavitary lesions ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... disease, alcohol, cancer ... NTM #Infections #differential