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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
pulmonary infection ... with underlying lung ... other site of infection ... Mycobacterium chelonae - Infection ... #differential #infectiousdiseases
Nocardiosis - Nocardia spp
Pathogen: Filamentous gram-positive branching rod, grows in acid fast staining and anaerobic conditions
Clinical
anaerobic conditions Clinical ... involved) 32% • Pulmonary ... Primary site of infection ... 9%, up to 20% lung ... #infectiousdiseases
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right Ventricle Infarction ... • Diffuse Lung ... • Chronic Lung ... Infection ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
CT • Distinct pulmonary ... leading into a lung ... Septic emboli, pulm infarction ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
are caused by members ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS infection ... , Disseminated infection
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Disease: Clinical ... Disease: • Clinical ... diagnosis • Microbiologic ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... chronic illness, clinical ... Infarction - peripheral ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Radiology #CXR
Subpleural pulmonary infarction in a patient with pulmonary embolism. 

- Dr. Gonzalo Garcia-Casasola https://twitter.com/CasasolaGarcia

#Subpleural #pulmonary #infarction
Subpleural pulmonary ... infarction in a ... #infarction #PulmonaryEmbolism ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Lung #Clinical
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
50% in chronic infection ... weeks for acute infection ... infection • Cough ... infection (~40% ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... diseases - HIV infection ... due to lung disease ... Interstitial lung ... #Differential #Causes