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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 ... similar to ADEM Tuberculous ... #diagnosis #differential
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis ... - Diagnosis and ... - Spread of bacilli ... dissemination Diagnosis ... #TB #Diagnosis
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 Overview ... million new M. tuberculosis ... Droplets that contain bacilli ... Diagnosis: Latent ... #TB #Diagnosis
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... (28%) - Gm - bacilli ... 3%) - Gram + bacilli ... - Syphilis - Tuberculosis ... #differential #diagnosis
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 Overview ... million new M. tuberculosis ... Droplets that contain bacilli ... Diagnosis: Latent ... #TB #Diagnosis
Tuberculous Pericarditis- On examination, the patient’s neck veins were distended, and heart sounds were muffled. An
Tuberculous Pericarditis ... revealed acid-fast bacilli ... A diagnosis of tuberculous ... clinical #radiology #tuberculous
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... Gram-negative bacilli ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... (tuberculosis) ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis
Polyradiculopathy
Spinal Cord Tuberculoma
Pott's Disease (Vertebral Spondylitis)
Brain Tuberculoma
Tuberculous Abscess
Tuberculous Meningitis

Dr. Gabriela Figueiredo Pucci
Manifestations of Tuberculosis ... Brain Tuberculoma Tuberculous ... Abscess Tuberculous ... gabifpucci #neurology #Tuberculosis ... #differential #diagnosis
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
adenopathy: M. tuberculosis ... pneumonia, M. tuberculosis ... Enterobacterales; M. tuberculosis ... P.jiroveci, M. tuberculosis ... #differential #diagnosis
Typical therapeutic applications of Tetracyclines (Doxycycline)
Gram (+) cocci: Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-resistant strains), Streptococcus pneumoniae
Gram (+)
pneumoniae Gram (+) bacilli ... : Bacillus anthracis