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Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
disease resembling TB ... upper lobes due to infection ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... #Mycobacteria #NTM
Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichiosis Infection

Landscaper w/ painless nodular rash of arm present for months wax and wane; diagnosis?
Lymphocutaneous
painless nodular rash ... biopsy preferred Differential ... nocardia, leishmania, Tb ... , NTM; less common ... #clinical #photo
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
africanum • Mycobacterium ... (NTM) • Fungal ... characteristic features Clinical ... Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
africanum • Mycobacterium ... (NTM) • Fungal ... characteristic features Clinical ... Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Fever and Rash - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Viral: Measles, Infectious Mono (EBV, CMV), Acute HIV,
Fever and Rash - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Viral: Measles, Infectious ... shock syndrome, TB ... Diagnosis #dermatology
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Opacities: • Infectious ... - Mycobacterium ... Tuberculosis, NTB ... diagnosis #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
M.tuberculosis, NTM ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... CBC/diff, Blood and ... Fungal, AFB), TB ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Fluid-filled Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm.  Pustule: 1) Pustules more commonly suggest an infectious process (bacterial,
Fluid-filled Rash ... commonly suggest an infectious ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... Bullous #Algorithm #Differential ... #Ddxof
Petechiae/Purpura - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Represent the passage of erythrocytes from the intravascular to extravascular
integrity (trauma, infection ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #Rash #Petechiae ... Palpable #Algorithm #Differential ... #Ddxof
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
belonging to the Mycobacterium ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... Pulmonary Disease: Clinical ... Lung Disease: • Clinical ... #Infections #differential