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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
Pathophysiology: 1. ... emboli • Lung abscess ... Tuberculosis: 1. ... Progression: (+) Immune ... rest LTBI (-) Immune
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pathophysiology: 1. ... emboli • Lung abscess ... Tuberculosis: 1. ... Progression: (+) Immune ... rest LTBI (-) Immune
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
- Differential Diagnosis ... (TB, Fungal) ... Hemorrhage, Edema • Consolidation ... Smoking, Alpha-1- ... Fibrosis, ABPA, Immune
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... Pathophysiology: 1. ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... westermani • Other: TB
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Immune Reconstitution ... reconstituted immune ... within the first 1 ... decrease in HIV-1 ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... nosocomial infection ... equivocal • CT A/P: Assess ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
He received a diagnosis ... dacryocystitis — infection ... orbital cellulitis, abscess ... the first day of treatment ... NEJM #clinical #photo
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
activation of an immune ... mediated disease • Immune ... varying degrees of: 1. ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PG)
50 M Crohn’s dz had a small pustule on the ankle 4 mo ago
Diagnosis? ... pulse steroids 1- ... PG secondary treatment ... Indiana University Infectious ... #PG #clinical #photo