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Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
adenopathy: M. tuberculosis ... Hodgkin's lymphoma, Mycobacterium ... pneumonia, M. tuberculosis ... Nocardia spp., Mycobacterium ... #differential #diagnosis
Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
Miliary Tuberculosis ... dissemination of Mycobacterium ... tuberculosis ... to thrive • Fever ... InfectiousDiseases #Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis of Fever and Splenomegaly
 - Typhoid
 - Infective endocarditis
 - Miliary tuberculosis
 - Hodgkin
Differential Diagnosis ... of Fever and Splenomegaly ... endocarditis - Miliary tuberculosis ... Brucellosis #Fever ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Mycobacterium ... Active TB: • Fever ... Diagnosis: Latent ... #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
Manifestations of Tuberculosis ... neurologic symptoms, fever ... ) • Headache, fever ... Meningitis: • Fever ... #diagnosis #differential
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Disseminated tuberculosis ... • Tuberculous ... #Differential #Diagnosis
IDSA - Prophylaxis to Prevent First Episode of Opportunistic Disease in HIV-AIDS
 • Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
encephalitis • Mycobacterium ... tuberculosis infection ... • Disseminated Mycobacterium ... HIVAIDS #IDSA #management
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... - Brucellosis, tuberculosis ... endocarditis, tuberculosis ... legionellosis), tuberculosis ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Hypercalcemia due to increased Vitamin D levels
 • The BIG 3:
Sarcoidosis - Tuberculosis ... vitamin D ingestion, Mycobacterium ... pneumonia, Cat scratch fever ... #differential #diagnosis
Tuberculous Pleural Effusions - Tests and Biomarkers
Age + fever + red blood cells + ADA -
Tuberculous Pleural ... Biomarkers Age + fever ... #Tuberculous #Pleural ... Effusions #TB #Tuberculosis ... Laboratory #Testing #diagnosis