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Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
hypoxemia • Immune ... reconstitution inflammatory ... syndrome (IRIS) ... Severe typhoid fever ... Indications #infections #management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Inflammatory Syndrome ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... Syndrome #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
Reconstitution Inflammatory ... Syndrome (IRIS) ... stroke Tuberculous Abscess ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
: • 80% have fever ... Intervention: - Fevers ... westermani • Other: TB ... Differential Diagnosis ... #causes #management