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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Septic Emboli, Fungal ... Nocardia Chronic (≥ 12 ... Chronic Infections: TB ... cancer, Metastatic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #lesion
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
mnemonic for the causes ... C = cancer - ... pulmonary abscess (TB ... , fungal, staph ... Mnemonic #Cavitary #Lesions
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
stable residual lesion ... foreign body, cancer ... Prevotella • Fungal ... westermani • Other: TB ... #differential #causes
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 ... infection (NTM) • Fungal ... cancer • Septic ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating 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 ... infection (NTM) • Fungal ... cancer • Septic ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
the Great Lakes region ... - Sporadic cases ... presentation of TB ... , lung cancer, and ... management #summary #fungal
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
associated with cancers ... , including lung ... acute Parvovirus B19 ... classic targetoid lesions ... endemic mycoses, TB
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
Focal pulmonary lesions ... masses & should ... chest CT in 6 to 12 ... The treatment of ... cancer. source