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Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
Miliary Tuberculosis ... Hematogenous dissemination ... Adrenal glands #Miliary ... Tuberculosis #TB #Pulmonary
Miliary TB
This represents a hematogenous dissemination of infection and may occur in association with either primary
Miliary TB This ... a hematogenous dissemination ... association with either primary ... Radiology #CTChest #Miliary ... #MiliaryTB #Tuberculosis
Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
Cystic fibrosis, primary ... ciliary, dyskinesia ... workup #algorithm #pulmonary
Systemic Sclerosis Associated Autoantibodies
Anti-topoisomerase I (anti-Sc170): Diffuse skin disease, Pulmonary fibrosis
Anti-centromere: Limited skin disease (~93-95%), Pulmonary
skin disease, Pulmonary ... disease (~93-95%), Pulmonary ... Digital ulcers, Primary ... Biliary Cirrhosis
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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Hepatic: PBC (primary ... biliary cholangitis ... calcinosis • Pulmonary ... disease), PAH (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
Lung abscess Primary ... : Symptomatic Primary ... bacteremia, and miliary ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Hematogenous spread -> Miliary
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Lung abscess Primary ... : Symptomatic Primary ... bacteremia, and miliary ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Hematogenous spread -> Miliary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
TB, NTM, PNA • Primary ... ciliary dyskinesia ... stigmata of cor pulmonale ... • Pulmonary artery ... Acid fast) • Pulmonary
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Autoimmune Hepatitis, Primary ... Biliary Cirrhosis ... , Interstitial Pulmonary
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Vaginal dryness • Primary ... ab (specific in primary ... Disease: • 10%-15% Pulmonary ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... biliary cirrhosis