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Systemic Presentation of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis

#Extrapulmonary #Tuberculosis #TB #Findings #Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis ... Extrapulmonary #Tuberculosis ... #TB #Findings # ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
Miliary Tuberculosis ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... glands #Miliary #Tuberculosis ... #TB #Pulmonary ... #InfectiousDiseases
A System for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis #Diagnosis #EM #IM #InfectiousDisease #TB #Tuberculosis #Assessment #Algorithm #Ddxof
the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #InfectiousDisease ... #TB #Tuberculosis ... #Assessment #Algorithm
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
LATENT TB • ... testing (TST) False-negative ... because false-negative ... sample = 95% • A negative ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
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 ... memory, can have negative ... ‏ #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... #Tuberculosis #
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#TB #tuberculosis
febrilepodcast] #ID #InfectiousDiseases ... Microbiology #Micro #TB ... #tuberculosis #
Legionnaire's Disease - Extrapulmonary organ involvement: CNS: Mental confusion, encephalopathic, headache. Cardiac: Relative bradycardia. GI: Loose
Cardiac: Relative ... Diagnosis #IM #InfectiousDisease ... Legionnaires #Legionella #Algorithm
Tuberculosis Risk Factors

Areas with high rates of TB: 
India, Bangladesh, China, South Africa, Indonesia, Philippines, Pakistan,
Tuberculosis Risk ... high rates of TB ... TheIDtrivia #Tuberculosis ... Factors #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... Extrapulmonary tuberculosis ... Tuberculosis Pneumonia ... infiltrates, mimicking TB ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... patients with typical tuberculosis ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases