pulmonary cavities cavitary lesions differential

• related: Pulmonology
• tags: #permanent #pulmonology

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• infectious
  • TB/non TB
    • mycobactrium avium MAC
  • nocardia and actinomyces
  • staph
  • pseudomonas
  • septic emboli
    • septic lung emboli are cavitary nodules with peripheral, perivascular, and lower lobe predominance
    • lemierre syndrome is septic thrombophlebitis
• cancer
  • scc
  • sarcoma
• autoimmune
  • sarcoid
  • RA
  • vasculitis: GPA granulomatosis with polyangitis CT chest shows cavitary diseases

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• rarely, pulmonary lymphomatoid granulomatosis can present as wax and waning cavities (pulmonary lymphomatoid granulomatosis PLG is associated with EBV)

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• pulmonary cysts, cavitary lesions, cavities, abscess

  • pulmonary cavities cavitary lesions differential

• pulmonary cavitary lesions do not need anaerobic coverage vs abscess

  • pulmonary cavities cavitary lesions differential