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

C = cancer
C = cancer - ... pulmonary embolus I = infection ... - pulmonary abscess ... (TB, fungal, staph ... Mnemonic #Cavitary #Lesions
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... stable residual lesion ... foreign body, cancer ... Prevotella • Fungal ... westermani • Other: TB
Tuberculosis Overview

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

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

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Nodular or cavitary lesions ... - M. abscessus ... chelonae • M abscessus ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... , cancer, and immunocompromised
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Infections: - ... Treponema, Listeria, TB ... hematogenous spread - Fungal ... myelopathy - Vit B12 ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
the Great Lakes region ... presentation of TB ... , lung cancer, and ... Itraconazole 6-12 ... management #summary #fungal
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
worsening of that disease ... (<100), except TB ... pericarditis, peritoneal disease ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... • Parvovirus B19
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
(90%), Fungal infections ... (caries, abscess ... subdural hematoma, lung ... cancer, central ... Hemoptysis • Loss of vision