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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
intracellular rod-shaped bacteria ... tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... lung disease, bacteremia ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
intracellular rod-shaped bacteria ... tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... lung disease, bacteremia ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... Blood cultures • CXR ... westermani • Other: TB ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
PMH of latent TB ... s/p treatment and ... Labeled CXR: ... ChestXRay #Clinical #Pulmonary ... #Radiology #AirFluidLevel
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
 •
inhalational injury Differential ... - Select Bacteria ... #differential # ... diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Edema - Differential ... Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... ischemic changes CXR ... #edema #NCPE #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Infection: TB ... Physical stigmata of cor ... cultures (sputum for bacteria ... mycobacteria Treatment ... #differential #
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Pathophysiology ... common • Imaging: CXR ... - pulmonary opacities ... initiation • Differential
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... to think of the differential ... respond to the treatment ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Sources: 
 • Landscaping, Christmas tree farming, Rose
Pulmonary Sporotrichosis ... - Symptoms, CXR ... CSF similar to TB ... schenckii #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #management