Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 β€’ No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... Blood and sputum cx ... Fungal, AFB), TB ... #HIVAIDS #workup
Cicacitration atelectasis
Atelectasis can be the result of fibrosis of lungtissue.
This is seen after radiotherapy and in
and in chronic infection ... , especially TB. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Radiation
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
disease resembling TB ... upper lobes due to infection ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 β€’ Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
spread of MTB infection ... #Tuberculosis #TB ... #chest #xray #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Histoplasmosis - Histoplasma capsulatum 
Found in Spelunkers. Caves. Bat and Bird droppings
Distribution: Mississippi and Ohio River
River Valleys Clinical ... β€’ Disseminated infection ... immunocompromised β€’ Primary infection ... Flu-like β€’ Chronic infection ... : TB-like Treatment
Regression of Clubbing after Treatment of Lung Cancer #Clinical #PhysicalExam #Radiology #Clubbing #Regression #LungCancer #CT #NEJM
Clubbing after Treatment ... of Lung Cancer #Clinical ... #PhysicalExam #Radiology ... LungCancer #CT #NEJM
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
PMH of latent TB ... s/p treatment and ... Labeled CXR: ... #ChestXRay #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #Radiology
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 β€’ Recent exposure to an individual
Threshold for treatment ... individual with active TB ... β€’ Abnormal CXR ... consistent with old TB ... Underweight β€’ Injection
Nodular pattern(2)
1. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic distribution, along fissures, adenopathy.
2. TB: Tree-in-bud appearance in a patient
TB: Tree-in-bud ... patient with active TB ... bronchiolitis in infection ... #Clinical #Radiology
Unilateral pleural calcifications are usually due to:
- infection (TB)
- empyema
- hemorrhagic #Clinical #Radiology #CXR #Pleural #Plaques
usually due to: - infection ... (TB) - empyema ... - hemorrhagic #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR