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Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis
Polyradiculopathy
Spinal Cord Tuberculoma
Pott's Disease (Vertebral Spondylitis)
Brain Tuberculoma
Tuberculous Abscess
Tuberculous Meningitis

Dr. Gabriela Figueiredo Pucci
Manifestations of Tuberculosis ... Abscess Tuberculous ... @gabifpucci #neurology ... #Tuberculosis # ... #differential #diagnosis
Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
Miliary Tuberculosis ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... #TB #Pulmonary ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
appearances of pulmonary ... Drug toxicity, Pulmonary ... Metastatic disease, Pulmonary ... adenopathy: M. tuberculosis ... #differential #diagnosis
Systemic Presentation of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis

#Extrapulmonary #Tuberculosis #TB #Findings #Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis ... Extrapulmonary #Tuberculosis ... Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
Worsening of previous neurologic ... lymphadenopathy, pulmonary ... Children with pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential ... #TB #neurology
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
TB • LTBI is diagnosed ... • The goal of diagnosing ... used to exclude pulmonary ... #Testing #Diagnosis ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Differential Diagnosis of Hemoptysis #Diagnosis #EM #IM #InfectiousDisease #Pulmonary #Hemoptysis #Extrapulmonary #Differential #Algorithm #Assessment #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis ... of Hemoptysis #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #InfectiousDisease ... #Pulmonary #Hemoptysis
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis ... - Diagnosis and ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... for concomitant pulmonary
Hemoptysis Differential Diagnosis Framework
Cardiovascular: Pulmonary embolism, Heart failure, Vasculitis, Valvular disease, Arteriovenous malformation
Pulmonary - Airway: Bronchitis,
Hemoptysis Differential Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular: Pulmonary ... Lung abscess, Tuberculosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #algorithm #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
(LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Recent infection • Pulmonary ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Diagnosis: Latent ... #TB #Diagnosis