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Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
Miliary Tuberculosis ... to thrive • Fever ... Adrenal glands #Miliary ... #Tuberculosis # ... TB #Pulmonary #InfectiousDiseases
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 Overview ... million new M. tuberculosis ... bacteremia, and miliary ... : • Fever • Weight ... Hematogenous spread -> Miliary
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 Overview ... million new M. tuberculosis ... bacteremia, and miliary ... : • Fever • Weight ... Hematogenous spread -> Miliary
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
bacteremia • Malaria ... • Lymphoma • TB ... • Disseminated tuberculosis ... • Tuberculous ... Sweats: • TB
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis
Polyradiculopathy
Spinal Cord Tuberculoma
Pott's Disease (Vertebral Spondylitis)
Brain Tuberculoma
Tuberculous Abscess
Tuberculous Meningitis

Dr. Gabriela Figueiredo Pucci
Manifestations of Tuberculosis ... Brain Tuberculoma Tuberculous ... Abscess Tuberculous ... gabifpucci #neurology #Tuberculosis ... differential #diagnosis #TB
Differential Diagnosis of Fever and Splenomegaly
 - Typhoid
 - Infective endocarditis
 - Miliary tuberculosis
 - Hodgkin
Differential Diagnosis of Fever ... endocarditis - Miliary ... tuberculosis ... Brucellosis #Fever
Tuberculous Pleural Effusions - Tests and Biomarkers
Age + fever + red blood cells + ADA -
Tuberculous Pleural ... Biomarkers Age + fever ... #Tuberculous #Pleural ... #Effusions #TB ... #Tuberculosis #Laboratory
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
neurologic symptoms, fever ... ) • Headache, fever ... with pulmonary TB ... Meningitis: • Fever ... #differential #TB
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
- Brucellosis, tuberculosis ... or symptoms - Malaria ... endocarditis, tuberculosis ... legionellosis), tuberculosis ... , typhoid, tuberculosis
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... thickening • Miliary ... nodules representing miliary ... drdevrad #Pulmonary #Tuberculosis ... #TB #Patterns #