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Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
cancer • Septic ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... : Latent TB: • ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
cancer • Septic ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... : Latent TB: • ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
C = cancer - ... granulomatosis (right ... arthritis (rheumatoid nodules ... abscess (TB, fungal ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... degrees • Chills, night ... foreign body, cancer ... westermani • Other: TB ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
infections • Nodular ... Centrilobular nodules ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... disease, alcohol, cancer ... Diagnosis Of NTM
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Infection: TB ... centrilobular nodules ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... mycobacteria Treatment