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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms: ... years - May have signs ... pulmonary TB PE ... involvement - CT
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... Americans (18-71 ... renal failure Clinical ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... #Signs #Symptoms
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease (American ... Diagnosis and Management ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... Romana Sing (unilateral ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
TEE) • Chest CT ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... • Persistent fever ... Internet Book of Critical ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
regions in South America ... disseminated disease • Clinical ... self-limiting respiratory symptoms ... Diagnosis • Management ... - Mild pulmonary
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
immune compromise Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms: ... be present or signs ... , specifically CT ... also important Management
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
CT: Halo sign ... • Fever, weight ... Constitutional symptoms ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
WHAT ARE THE CLINICAL ... SYMPTOMS? ... CAN YOU SEE ON CT ... Aspergillosis #ABPA #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
gastrointestinal symptoms ... Disease: Clinical ... (Symptoms, Imaging ... , high res CT) ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... mucus, Abd pain, Fever ... equivocal • CT ... • Flex-Sig: If ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases