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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Typically from TB ... patients with TB ... active pulmonary TB ... - Spread of bacilli ... tissue damage - CXR
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (MDR-TB ... Droplets that contain bacilli ... Factors For Active TB ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (MDR-TB ... Droplets that contain bacilli ... Factors For Active TB ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Cor Triatriatum on Echocardiogram

 - EchoTalk Echocardiography
@echotalk

Cor Triatriatum (or triatrial heart) is a congenital heart defect
Cor Triatriatum ... on Echocardiogram ... the left atrium (cor ... right atrium (cor ... Triatrial #Heart #Echocardiogram
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
individual with active TB ... • Abnormal CXR ... consistent with old TB
LVOT Obstruction noted during CPR on TEE (iatrogenic LVOT obstruction)

- Dr. Tom Jelic
@TomJelic

#LVOT #Obstruction #CPR #ACLS
Obstruction noted during CPR ... #Obstruction #CPR ... #ACLS #TEE #Echocardiogram
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
#Tuberculosis #TB ... clinical #radiology #CXR
Cicacitration atelectasis
Atelectasis can be the result of fibrosis of lungtissue.
This is seen after radiotherapy and in
infection, especially TB ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
disease resembling TB ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
Abscess: • More bacilli ... with pulmonary TB ... #differential #TB