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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 ... characteristic features Clinical ... Active TB: • ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
mycobacteria which can cause ... disease resembling TB ... a patient with active ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
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 ... characteristic features Clinical ... Active TB: • ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases ... Clinical Signs ... signs/symptoms of active ... - Spread of bacilli ... tissue damage - CXR
Primairy TB is usually clinically silent.
In 5% of infected individuals the immunity is inadequate and clinically
active disease ... of the latent infection ... On the CXR it is ... #CXR #Tuberculosis ... #TB #Cavitary #
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
virulent pyogenic infections ... the consolidated lung ... like TB, cavities ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... westermani • Other: TB
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... : TB, NTM, PNA ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Nodular or cavitary ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... with: Cavitary ... Disease: • Clinical
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... factor • May cause ... fever, cough and cavitary ... infiltrates, mimicking TB ... #Infections #HIV