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The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
. tuberculosis can ... response but without retaining ... ‏ #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... #Tuberculosis #Testing ... Spectrum #Table #Latent
The following graph was prepared based on the latest information on Testing for the Diagnosis of
prepared based on the latest ... information on Testing ... confident when a patient ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... #HIVAIDS #Testing
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
(psittacosis) Cats ... bite), Toxocara cati ... loa (deer fly), Myiasis ... #Zoonotic #zoonoses ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
(psittacosis) Cats ... bite), Toxocara cati ... loa (deer fly), Myiasis ... #Zoonotic #zoonoses ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Identification of the extent ... Proteinuria • Can ... Inflammatory Conditions/Recurring ... Amyloidosis Diagnostic Testing ... typing Cardiac Testing
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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reactivation of latent ... infections when cART ... of serum CrAg testing ... comparable to CSF testing ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Nodular Skin Lesions in the Returning Traveler
Furuncular Myiasis:
 • Pathogens: Dermatobia hominis, Cordylobia spp, Cuterebra spp
Lesions in the Returning ... Traveler Furuncular Myiasis ... spp • Region: Latin ... ulcerative but can ... Skin #Lesions #Returning
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Lungs: • 90% of patient ... and M. fortuitum can ... haemophilum • Tropical setting ... Imaging, high res CT ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
body • Bird and bat ... Itraconazole is the agent ... Urinary antigen testing ... disseminated) can ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases