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Acute Bronchitis
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- Chest x ray should be normal
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Bronchiectasis
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- typically presents as recurrent episodes of acute bronchitis.
- Platelike atelectasis and dilated and thickened airways, sometimes described as tram lines, are common radiographic findings. |
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Tuberculosis
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- Cavitating granuloma formation more commonly at the apices.
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Pneumococcal pneumonia
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- typically characterized by a more severe illness and more fulminant course.
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Atypical pneumonia
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- indolent course
- Mycoplasma is the most common atypical agent. |
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Respiratory syncytial virus
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- characterized by wheezing on auscultation and the course is typically 3-7 days.
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Sarcoidosis
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classically presents as a vague - systemic illness with radiographic evidence of any or all of the
following: granulomas, hilar and mediastinal adenopathy and interstitial infiltrate. |
