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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
most likely to cause ... pulmonary infection ... underlying lung disease ... as disseminated disease ... infectiousdiseases #NTM
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
mycobacteria which can cause ... pulmonary disease ... resembling TB. ... upper lobes due to infection ... #Mycobacteria #NTM
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
Summary of Infections ... • TB meningitis ... • TB pericarditis ... (select cases only ... #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
(NTM) • Fungal ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
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 ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
belonging to the Mycobacterium ... Cause Many Illnesses ... : • Syndrome of ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... Pulmonary Disease
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... Summary Epidemiology ... extrapulmonary cases ... Pathophysiology: - Mycobacterium ... #Summary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - Summary ... • Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... : TB, NTM, PNA ... , in advanced disease ... mycobacteria Treatment
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Airways: 
 • Bronchitis
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Malignancy: Primary bronchogenic CA, Endobronchial
Parenchyma: • Infection ... : TB, Paragonimus ... , Idiopathic pulmonary ... • Valvular Disease ... #causes
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
Immunodeficiency 3) Infection ... (Bacterial, TB, ... NTM, Fungal) 4 ... Rheumatologic/Autoimmune diseae ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary