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Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... Organizing pneumonia (OP ... this is nodular interstitial ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... Lymphocytic or lymphoid interstitial ... • CD4 < 200: Pulmonary ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... /- High res CT chest
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial ... Hemorrhage, Edema • Consolidation ... Honeycombing: Idiopathic Pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
allopurinol), Infection ... , C3, C4, anti-CCP ... • CXR (diffuse ... high resolution chest ... DAH, rule out infection
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... Physical stigmata of cor ... centrilobular nodules, or consolidation ... high-resolution chest ... Laboratory: • ANA, RF, CCP
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... • Pleuritic CP ... dyspnea • Lobar consolidation ... fever, rales, interstitial ... #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary