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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
fibrotic lesions ... Fungal infection • Sarcoidosis ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculin skin test
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
fibrotic lesions ... Fungal infection • Sarcoidosis ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculin skin test
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
Findings on Lung ultrasound ... patients with pulmonary ... fibrosis Elena ... COVID19 #Lung #ultrasound ... POCUS #Diagnosis #Signs
Galaxy Sign on Chest CT
 • Coalescent granuloma with a central dense mass and tiny peripheral
nodules • DDx: Sarcoidosis ... progressive massive fibrosis ... , active pulm T ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... diagnosis #radiology #clinical
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
increased B-cell activity ... lymphatic system 3) Fibrosis ... fibroblasts → fibrosis ... renal failure Clinical ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
Pulmonary Sarcoidosis - Staging

Stage 0 - NO SARCOIDOSIS
 • The patient presents with a normal x-ray.
Pulmonary Sarcoidosis ... There is no sign ... Stage Ill - PULMONARY ... FIBROSIS • There ... #Sarcoidosis #Pulmonary
TB
This patient presented first with the CXR on the left.
The findings are:
Widespread ill-defined densities, which are
are: Widespread ill-defined ... reactivation of a latent ... upper lobe minimal fibrosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Tuberculosis #TB #Active
Subinvolution of the uterus refers to the delayed return of the uterus to its pre-pregnancy size
muscle tone) Fibroids ... abnormalities Signs ... Diagnosis Clinical ... uterine size) Ultrasound ... products) Blood tests