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Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Gonoccocal Infection (Dermatitis ... Papules & Mucosal Lesions ... like rash) • Primary ... Septic Bursitis • Abscess ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterium abscessus ... Primary skin and ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis ... #differential # ... infectiousdiseases #NTM
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Airways: 
 • Bronchitis
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Malignancy: Primary bronchogenic CA, Endobronchial
Diagnosis Framework ... • Malignancy: Primary ... Fistulas • Dieulafoy lesion ... westermani, PNA, Lung abscess ... #causes
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
ring-enhanced lesion ... Abscess: • More ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... by immune mechanisms ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... Diagnosis Lesions ... Intra-abdominal abscess ... • Infections: Tuberculosis ... • Neoplastic: Primary
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
 •
Granuloma • Abscess ... Malignancy: • Primary ... Metastases ("cannonball lesions ... • Fungal • Tuberculosis ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Cause Many Illnesses ... Nodular or cavitary lesions ... • Primarily occurs ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... #Infections #differential
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pulmonary fibrotic lesions ... mycobacterial infection (NTM ... emboli • Lung abscess ... Primary Tuberculosis ... #Management #Treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... stable residual lesion ... Blastomyces - Dermatitidis ... Differential Diagnosis ... #causes #management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pulmonary fibrotic lesions ... mycobacterial infection (NTM ... emboli • Lung abscess ... Primary Tuberculosis ... #Management #Treatment