9 results
Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
Miliary Tuberculosis ... Adrenal glands #Miliary ... #Tuberculosis #TB ... #Pulmonary #InfectiousDiseases
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Initiation of ART in HIV ... • Pulmonary TB ... • Pulmonary TB ... Therapy #HAART #HIV ... Infections #management #infectiousdiseases
Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
a patient with HIV ... • Keratitis (HSV ... , VZV, TB*, Histo ... Posterior Segment: • HIV ... vision #HIVAIDS #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
: • HIV • Recent ... bacteremia, and miliary ... are pulmonary • HIV ... Hematogenous spread -> Miliary ... : • HIV-infected
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
: • HIV • Recent ... bacteremia, and miliary ... are pulmonary • HIV ... Hematogenous spread -> Miliary ... : • HIV-infected
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV ... macrophages in HIV ... low if you have HIV ... infiltrates, mimicking TB ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Classification grp IV ... mucogenicum • HIV ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... Advanced HIV (CD4 ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Tuberculosis Risk Factors

Areas with high rates of TB: 
India, Bangladesh, China, South Africa, Indonesia, Philippines, Pakistan,
high rates of TB ... Medical Conditions: HIV ... Residential homes for HIV ... Factors #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) Diagnostic Algorithm
STEP 1 Perform a comprehensive history and complete physical examination.
STEP
TSH, RF, ANA, HIV ... tuberculosis skin test or TB ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #infectiousdiseases