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Causes of Hypercalcemia due to increased Vitamin D levels
 • The BIG 3:
Sarcoidosis - Tuberculosis ... vitamin D ingestion, Mycobacterium ... VitaminD #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
• Bacterial: Mycobacterium ... Tuberculosis, Neisseria ... Insufficiency #AI #differential ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Hodgkin's lymphoma, Mycobacterium ... pneumonia, M. tuberculosis ... Nocardia spp., Mycobacterium ... P.jiroveci, M. tuberculosis ... pulmonary #diseases #differential
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis
Polyradiculopathy
Spinal Cord Tuberculoma
Pott's Disease (Vertebral Spondylitis)
Brain Tuberculoma
Tuberculous Abscess
Tuberculous Meningitis

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Manifestations of Tuberculosis ... Brain Tuberculoma Tuberculous ... Abscess Tuberculous ... gabifpucci #neurology #Tuberculosis ... #CNS #differential
Causes of Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism 
 • Possible Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
Hypercalcemia - Differential ... eg sarcoidosis, tuberculosis ... Hypercalcemia #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #endocrinology
Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
Miliary Tuberculosis ... dissemination of Mycobacterium ... tuberculosis ... glands #Miliary #Tuberculosis
Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Workup Algorithm
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • Autoimmune primary adrenal insufficiency
 • Adrenoleukodystrophy,
Insufficiency - Differential ... metastasis, or tuberculosis ... Insufficiency #Differential ... Workup #Algorithm #endocrinology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Overview ... Mycobacteria Species: • Mycobacterium ... Mycobacterium africanum ... • Mycobacterium ... infected with Mycobacterium
IDSA - Prophylaxis to Prevent First Episode of Opportunistic Disease in HIV-AIDS
 • Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
encephalitis • Mycobacterium ... tuberculosis infection ... • Disseminated Mycobacterium
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis ... exposure to M. tuberculosis ... InfectiousDiseases #Tuberculosis ... Subclinical #Active #MycobacteriumTB