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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 ... : • HIV • Recent ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
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 ... : • HIV • Recent ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... westermani • Other: TB ... #differential #causes ... #management #treatment
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... macrophages in HIV ... low if you have HIV ... factor • May cause ... infiltrates, mimicking TB
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... • Infection: TB ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV ... mycobacteria Treatment
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of HIV/AIDS patients ... • 10-20% of HIV-infected ... a decrease in HIV ... unintentional weight loss, nausea ... • Leprosy • Bacillus
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... mucogenicum • HIV ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... Advanced HIV (CD4 ... • Dyspnea, • Chest
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Pulmonary teaching case ... coughed and now his ... Mycobacteria: TB ... Fusobacterium Treatment ... control) - in some cases
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Eligibility for Treatment ... exclude other causes ... infection with chest ... HIV, TB - Multiorgan ... after 7 days of treatment