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Hi @benn023 My diagnosis was pneumonia. I completed antibiotic treatments. the follow up x ray showed a small area of infiltrate which the doc said is lingering pneumonia. He prescribed antibiotics. I just finished those and I'm scheduled for the follow up ct next week. My question is what is the difference between pneumonia and CVOD and MAC
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Mac is mycobacterium avium complex which is a different bacteria than the ones that cause pneumonia
Mac is a bacterial infection that prays on people with existing lung conditions. It is very difficult to treat and came back for me. Cvid is a defective immune system which I treat weekly with subq infusions. Pneumonia is an infection that frequently efeefectsvpeoplw with low immune systems as well as the general population. Hope that help!
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@joelars - @benn023.
There are variants to all of these diseases and some can be fatal.
Pneumonia is a virus or bacterial infection that usually goes away with treatments.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pneumonia/symptoms-causes/syc-20354204
COPD is a chronic inflammatory of the lungs which restricts breathing. Right now there are no cures and it is progressive.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/copd/symptoms-causes/syc-20353679
MAC is a bacterium that can hit people with immune problems.
MAC is primarily a pulmonary pathogen that affects individuals who are immune compromised (eg, from AIDS, hairy cell leukemia, immunosuppressive chemotherapy). In this clinical setting, MAC has been associated with osteomyelitis; tenosynovitis; synovitis; and disseminated disease involving the lymph nodes, the CNS, the liver, the spleen, and the bone marrow
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