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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
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... • Pulmonary fibrotic ... Progression: • Upper ... characteristic features Clinical ... hemoptysis • Dyspnea
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... • Pulmonary fibrotic ... Progression: • Upper ... characteristic features Clinical ... hemoptysis • Dyspnea
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
mycobacteria which can cause ... pulmonary disease ... resembling TB. ... due to infection ... #Clinical #Radiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... pain, hemoptysis, dyspnea ... westermani • Other: TB
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
pt with fever/dyspnea ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... interstitial lung disease ... interstitial diffuse infections ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... (It's usually low ... factor • May cause ... infiltrates, mimicking TB ... #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... Disease: Clinical ... Weakness, • Dyspnea ... : • Clinical (
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Vitamin B12 and copper ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB ... Vitamin B12, E, D, copper
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
worsening of that disease ... • AIDS with low ... noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... pericarditis, peritoneal disease
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... Infections: - ... Treponema, Listeria, TB ... - Vit B12 and copper ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease