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Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
which can cause pulmonary ... TB. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... #Mycobacteria #NTM
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
abscessus - Is ... likely to cause pulmonary ... underlying lung disease ... as disseminated disease ... infectiousdiseases #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
(NTM) • Fungal ... emboli • Lung abscess ... characteristic features Clinical ... and Culture • CXR ... • Check CXR and
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... : Lung abscess, ... Emboli, Fungal Infection ... : TB, NTB, Fungal ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
(NTM) • Fungal ... emboli • Lung abscess ... characteristic features Clinical ... and Culture • CXR ... • Check CXR and
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... M.tuberculosis, NTM ... Fungal, AFB), TB ... Diseases Fellows ... #Infections #HIVAIDS
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 Manifestations ... • Clinical (Symptoms
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... Pathophysiology: - Mycobacterium ... tissue damage - CXR
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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hematogenous spread of a disease ... - Mycobacterium ... Tuberculosis, NTB ... differential #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... ) • CXR upright ... westermani • Other: TB ... #pulmonary #differential