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Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
Miliary Tuberculosis ... dissemination of Mycobacterium ... tuberculosis ... • CNS • Adrenal ... TB #Pulmonary #InfectiousDiseases
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis ... ‏ #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... #Tuberculosis # ... IGRA #Spectrum #Table ... Subclinical #Active #MycobacteriumTB
Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Workup Algorithm
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • Autoimmune primary adrenal insufficiency
 • Adrenoleukodystrophy,
- Differential ... Diagnosis Workup Algorithm ... metastasis, or tuberculosis ... Insufficiency #Differential ... Diagnosis #Workup #Algorithm
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
vessels to the adrenal ... • Bacterial: Mycobacterium ... Tuberculosis, Neisseria ... Insufficiency #AI #differential ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Autoimmune:
 • Isolated
 • Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome 1
 •
Causes of Adrenal ... Insufficiency - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... syndrome 2 • Tuberculosis ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
, of brain - Mycobacterium ... extrapulmonary - Mycobacterium ... tuberculosis, any ... Illnesses #HIV #InfectiousDiseases ... Diagnosis #List #Differential
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Insufficiency • Adrenal ... Endocarditis • Tuberculosis ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Neck Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Neck Mass:
 • Thyroglossal Duct Cyst
 • Branchial Cleft Anomalies
Neck Mass - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease • Tuberculosis ... • Atypical Mycobacterium ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Pericarditis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Coxsackie
 • Echovirus
 • Adenovirus
 • Epstein-Barr virus
Pericarditis - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bacterial: • Mycobacterium ... tuberculosis ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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inhalational injury Differential ... Infectious - Mycobacterium ... : Tuberculosis, ... thyroid, melanoma, renal ... Chest #Radiology #differential