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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
Droplets that contain bacilli ... affecting the lungs ... • Lymphoma • Lung ... • Progressive lung ... • Upper lobe lung
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Droplets that contain bacilli ... affecting the lungs ... • Lymphoma • Lung ... • Progressive lung ... • Upper lobe lung
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis ... Typically from TB ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... - Spread of bacilli ... Potts #Disease #Tuberculosis
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
Manifestations of Tuberculosis ... complication of Tuberculous ... Abscess: • More bacilli ... with pulmonary TB ... #differential #TB
Notice the cavitation especially on the right.
In the left upper lobe there is probably some traction-bronchiectasis
Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Tuberculosis # ... TB #Active #SecondaryTB
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... drdevrad #Pulmonary #Tuberculosis ... #TB #Patterns # ... chest #xray #clinical
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
individual with active TB ... consistent with old TB ... carcinoma of head/neck/lung ... individuals #Tuberculosis
Tuberculous peritonitis of long evolution  in a patient with severe malnutrition. 
The fibrous tracts are
Tuberculous peritonitis ... of long evolution ... CasasolaGarcia #Tuberculous ... #peritonitis #Tuberculosis ... #TB #Ascites #POCUS
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... Extrapulmonary tuberculosis ... Tuberculosis Pneumonia ... infiltrates, mimicking TB
Typical Tree-in-bud appearance in a patient with active TB. #Clinical #Radiology #CTChest #TreeInBud #Tuberculosis #TB #RadiologyAssistant
patient with active TB ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #TreeInBud #Tuberculosis ... #TB #RadiologyAssistant