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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
Risk Factors For Active ... Active: Symptomatic ... Asymptomatic Active ... Active TB: • ... : Active TB: •
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Risk Factors For Active ... Active: Symptomatic ... Asymptomatic Active ... Active TB: • ... : Active TB: •
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
manifestations of active ... of developing active ... years of age ACTIVE ... #Latent #Active ... #LatentTB #ActiveTB
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
Threshold for treatment ... individual with active ... TB • Abnormal ... consistent with old TB ... disease • HIV
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... Typically from TB ... signs/symptoms of active ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... CMC_IM #Potts #Disease
Esophageal Crohn's Disease Management Algorithm

Assess for Active Symptoms and for Stricturing/Fistulizing Disease
Stricturing DX:
 • Bx r/o
Esophageal Crohn's Disease ... Algorithm Assess for Active ... Stricturing/Fistulizing Disease ... Management #Algorithm #treatment ... #IBD
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Bx Consider reactive ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Vasculitides, IBD ... , Celiac disease ... Chronic infections, TB
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Infection and Disease ... no evidence of active ... for active or latent ... authorities Treating Active ... TB Disease: •
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
worsening of that disease ... (<100), except TB ... TB - Lymphadenitis ... pericarditis, peritoneal disease ... • Persistently active
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
Disseminated MAC Disease ... disseminated MAC disease ... Clarithromycin 500 mg PO BID ... Note: Active TB ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment