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Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infection • Pulmonary fibrotic ... • Silicosis • Chronic ... malignancy, and chronic ... and Culture • CXR ... • Check CXR and
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infection • Pulmonary fibrotic ... • Silicosis • Chronic ... malignancy, and chronic ... and Culture • CXR ... • Check CXR and
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT ... disease #Chronic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Progressive Massive Fibrosis on Chest X-Ray
In a construction worker presenting with shortness of breath.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis
is a chronic interstitial ... lung disease with ... pneumoconiosis which is caused ... by disease progression ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Radiation C - Cystic Fibrosis ... pulmonary apices caused ... by a rigid chest ... clearance: - Cystic Fibrosis ... aspergillosis - Chronic
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
lung disease caused ... With disease progression ... Calcification (seen in CT ... clinical #radiology #CXR ... #Chest #XRay #labeled
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... pneumonia • Chronic ... Blood cultures • CXR ... ) • CXR upright ... CT Lung Abscess
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
: • Cystic fibrosis ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... CT) • Broncho-arterial ... mycobacteria Treatment
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Diagnosis Framework Disease ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... angioinvasive disease ... • CT: Halo sign ... Abdominal pain, chronic
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... lung disease ... status NTM Cause ... encounters due to NTM: Chronic ... Imaging, high res CT