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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
most likely to cause ... pulmonary infection ... It can also cause ... Reported cases associated ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... from the various causes ... acute cardiac infarction ... infection, ARDS
Clinical Bedside Odors and Causes:
Metabolic, Toxins, Infectious

#Odors #Bedside #PhysicalExam #Causes #Differential #Smells
Clinical Bedside ... Odors and Causes ... Metabolic, Toxins, Infectious ... Odors #Bedside #PhysicalExam ... #Causes #Differential
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
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Infective endocarditis ... and sources of infection ... • Soft tissue infections ... Endocarditis #Sources #Causes ... Bacteria #Etiology #Differential
Causes of Leukocytosis and Leukopenia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Eosinophilia (AEC > 500, hypereosinophilia > 1500):
Causes of Leukocytosis ... and Leukopenia - Differential ... Lymphocytosis: Infection ... Leukocytosis #Leukopenia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Cavitary Lung Lesions - Differential
Infection - Malignancy - Rheumatologic - Other

- Dr. David Furfaro https://twitter.com/david_furfaro

#Cavitary #Cavity
Lung Lesions - Differential ... Infection - Malignancy ... Lung #Lesions #Causes ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary disease in HIV-infected patients

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase

#ID  #Infectious
appearances of pulmonary ... IDFellowCase #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #Differential # ... AIDS #Pneumonia #Pulmonary
Reversed Halo Sign - Infectious and Non-Infectious Differential Diagnosis
Definition: A focal rounded area of GGO surrounded
Differential Diagnosis ... Causes: Mucormycosis ... Causes: Granulomatosis ... NonInfectious #Differential ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Cervical Lymphadenopathy - Lymph Node Drainage
Preauricular nodes - Drain scalp, skin
 • Differential diagnosis: Scalp infections,
diagnosis: Scalp infections ... mycobacterial infection ... genitourinary tract, pulmonary ... upper respiratory infection ... mycobacterial infection
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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cytokines Common causes ... reaction - Helminth infection ... disease Rare causes ... aspergillosis - Viral infections ... hypereosinophilia #HE #Differential