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Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
Nontuberculous mycobacteria ... which can cause pulmonary ... disease resembling TB ... with atypical mycobacterium ... #NTM #Cavity #AirFluidLevel
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Infections • Mycobacterium ... likely to cause pulmonary ... mortality • Mycobacterium ... infection • Mycobacterium ... #Infections #Mycobacterium
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Species: • Mycobacterium ... tuberculosis • Mycobacterium ... africanum • Mycobacterium ... infected with Mycobacterium ... infection (NTM)
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Species: • Mycobacterium ... tuberculosis • Mycobacterium ... africanum • Mycobacterium ... infected with Mycobacterium ... infection (NTM)
Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
dissemination of Mycobacterium ... #Tuberculosis #TB ... #Pulmonary #InfectiousDiseases
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) pulmonary disease treatment (pulmonary MAC)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com
Nontuberculous mycobacteria ... (NTM) pulmonary ... disease treatment ... (pulmonary MAC) ... #Infections #NTM
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria ... Mycobacterial ... belonging to the Mycobacterium ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... Nontuberculous #Mycobacteria
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Typically from TB ... patients with TB ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... Pathophysiology: - Mycobacterium ... for concomitant pulmonary
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
PMH of latent TB ... s/p treatment and ... ChestXRay #Clinical #Pulmonary ... #Radiology #AirFluidLevel
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Infectious - Mycobacterium ... Tuberculosis, NTB ... differential #diagnosis #pulmonary