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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
90%) & develop latent ... Latent: Asymptomatic ... bacteremia, and miliary ... Presentation: Latent ... 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
90%) & develop latent ... Latent: Asymptomatic ... bacteremia, and miliary ... Presentation: Latent ... Hematogenous spread -> Miliary
Primairy TB is usually clinically silent.
In 5% of infected individuals the immunity is inadequate and clinically
reactivation of the latent ... Miliary TB is the
Random distribution of nodules in miliary tuberculosis #Clinical #Radiology #CTChest #Random #MiliaryTB #Miliary #RadiologyAssistant
of nodules in miliary ... CTChest #Random #MiliaryTB ... #Miliary #RadiologyAssistant
Tuberculosis Skin Test Interpretation

#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation #Induration #Thresholds #Diameters #PPD
#Tuberculosis #LatentTB
Identify a Positive Tuberculosis (TB) Skin Test
#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation #Induration #Thresholds #Diameters
#Tuberculosis #LatentTB
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern ... Radiology • Miliary ... Differential Diagnosis of Miliary ... Mesothelioma, Miliary ... @PulmPEEPs #Miliary
Tuberculin Skin Test (Positive Mantoux Test) Result, Reading and Interpretation

#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation
#Tuberculosis #LatentTB
Differential Diagnosis of Fever and Splenomegaly
 - Typhoid
 - Infective endocarditis
 - Miliary tuberculosis
 - Hodgkin
endocarditis - Miliary
Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
Miliary Tuberculosis ... Adrenal glands #Miliary