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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
Fungal infection ... abscess Primary ... characteristic features Clinical ... Treatment: Active ... #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
Fungal infection ... abscess Primary ... characteristic features Clinical ... Treatment: Active ... #Management #Treatment
Causes of Night Sweats - Differential Diagnosis
 • Malignancy: Lymphoma, Leukemia, Other neoplasm
 • Infections: Human
, Mycobacterium ... mononucleosis, Fungal ... coccidioidomycosis), Lung ... abscess, Endocarditis ... Chronic fatigue syndrome
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Disease: Clinical ... Lung Disease: ... Imaging, high res CT ... #differential # ... diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Abscess Differential ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #treatment #diagnosis
Night Sweats - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Night sweats are a nonspecific symptom that patients commonly experience and
Mycobacterium ... mononucleosis • Fungal ... coccidioidomycosis) • Lung ... abscess • Endocarditis ... Autonomic over-activity
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... Pseudomonas FUNGAL ... • CT: Halo sign ... #AIDS #pulmonary ... diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
overlaps with RA, SLE ... salivary ducts Clinical ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung ... #Rheumatology # ... Diagnosis #Management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... organizing PNA • Mycobacterium ... • Persistently active ... Diagnosis #Management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
symptoms • Rheumatologic ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Fungal #Diagnosis ... #Management #Infections