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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 infections/year ... extrapulmonary Secondary ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Management
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
A 37-year-old woman ... She was diagnosed ... hospitalization and treatment ... with decreased secondary ... #Clinical #Path
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 infections/year ... extrapulmonary Secondary ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Management
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
contagious of all ... with or without treatment ... , but without treatment ... #Rash #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Photo
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
(<100), except TB ... noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... TB - Lymphadenitis ... : encephalitis secondary
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Syphilis - Clinical ... . 2) Secondary ... individuals with HIV ... : • Primary, secondary ... Syphilis #stages #diagnosis
Primary Syphilis
Usually, a single ulcer (chancre) appears at the site where the bacteria entered the body.
Sometimes, lymph nodes near ... heals without treatment ... progresses to the secondary ... Syphilis #Chancres #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Photo
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
cases/100,000 per year ... complete paralysis of all ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #management #treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
prior history of treatment ... and molecular diagnostic ... tests, empiric treatment ... persons with clinical ... recommended for all
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... simplex virus, HIV ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment