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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
RAPID GROWERS: 
 • Mycobacterium abscessus, chelonae, fortuitum
SLOW GROWERS: 
 • Mycobacterium avium complex, marinum,
marinum, kansasii PULMONARY ... DISEASE: • Mycobacterium ... DISSEMINATED DISEASE ... #Mycobacteria #differential ... #diagnosis #microbiology
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
likely to cause pulmonary ... underlying lung disease ... as disseminated disease ... #diagnosis #differential ... infectiousdiseases #NTM
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
belonging to the Mycobacterium ... Pulmonary Disease ... • Clinical (Symptoms ... diagnosis • Microbiologic ... #Infections #differential
Pulmonary symptoms in HIV-infected patient by CD4 count

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious
Pulmonary symptoms ... in HIV-infected ... ID #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Differential ... Ddx #Diagnosis #Microbiology
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
which can cause pulmonary ... disease resembling ... with atypical mycobacterium ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Mycobacteria #NTM
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
appearances of pulmonary ... diseases in HIV ... Hodgkin's lymphoma, Mycobacterium ... Nocardia spp., Mycobacterium ... #diseases #differential
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
mycobacterial infection (NTM ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Clinical triad ... fraction < 20% Differential ... Coxsackie, CMV, EBV, HIV ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
mycobacterial infection (NTM ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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hematogenous spread of a disease ... Infectious - Mycobacterium ... Tuberculosis, NTB ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical