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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis ... extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... - Spread of bacilli ... for concomitant pulmonary
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 ... Recent infection • Pulmonary ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... destruction (including pulmonary
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 ... Recent infection • Pulmonary ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... destruction (including pulmonary
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
lymphadenopathy, pulmonary ... Abscess: • More bacilli ... Children with pulmonary ... TB • Many possible ... #differential #TB
Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
Miliary Tuberculosis ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... Clinical: ... glands #Miliary #Tuberculosis ... #TB #Pulmonary
Notice the cavitation especially on the right.
In the left upper lobe there is probably some traction-bronchiectasis
#Clinical #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Tuberculosis # ... TB #Active #SecondaryTB
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... Pal @drdevrad #Pulmonary ... #Tuberculosis # ... TB #Patterns #chest ... #xray #clinical
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
LATENT TB • ... result with no clinical ... IGRA/QuantiFERON-TB ... age ACTIVE TB ... used to exclude pulmonary
Tuberculous Perinephric Abscess
 - Gabin Mbanjumucyo
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#Tuberculous #Perinephric #Abscess #TB #Tuberculosis #Renal #Clinical #POCUS #Ultrasound
Tuberculous Perinephric ... Mbanjumucyo @mgabin5 #Tuberculous ... Perinephric #Abscess #TB ... #Tuberculosis # ... Renal #Clinical
Urinary Tract Tuberculosis - Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed mild dilatation of the
Urinary Tract Tuberculosis ... presence of acid-fast bacilli ... (Panel D) #Clinical ... CT #Urogenital #Tuberculosis