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AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
Cryptosporidiosis, chronic ... Encephalopathy, HIV ... tuberculosis, any site (pulmonary ... #InfectiousDiseases ... Diagnosis #List #Differential
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
appearances of pulmonary ... diseases in HIV ... Sarcoma • Focal Consolidation ... pneumonia • Cavitary ... #diseases #differential
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
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or an area of consolidation ... In the differential ... without associated pulmonary ... Radiology #CTChest #Cavity ... Cyst #Emphysema #Comparison
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Symptoms: • Chronic ... centrilobular nodules, or consolidation ... • Pulmonary artery ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV ... #differential #
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
dyspnea • Lobar consolidation ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... fever, cough and cavitary ... #AIDS #pulmonary ... diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Nodular or cavitary ... mucogenicum • HIV ... Mimics TB with: Cavitary ... NTM #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases