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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
infectionPulmonary ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Diagnosis: Latent ... Treatment: Active ... #ActiveTB #LatentTB
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infectionPulmonary ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Diagnosis: Latent ... Treatment: Active ... #ActiveTB #LatentTB
Approach to the Rash in a an oncology patient - MINT-C Mnemonic
M - Malignancy: Leukemia cutis,
Dermatoses: Sweet Syndrome ... Gangrenosum, NEH T - Treatment ... Associated: Morbilliform ... dermatoses #skin ... #differential #diagnosis
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
result with no clinical ... Tuberculin skin ... used to exclude pulmonary ... #Active #LatentTB ... #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
tuberculosis complex ... : • Syndrome of ... abscessus • Line associated ... Advanced HIV (CD4 ... #infectiousdiseases
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... weeks without infection ... Hepatomegaly • Skin ... • MPGN: Paraneoplastic ... #workup #oncology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Principles of HIV-Associated ... reactivation of latent ... should be based on clinical ... Antimicrobial treatment ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia Clinical ... Headaches • Pale skin ... aplastic anemia Treatment ... Aplastic #Anemia #oncology ... #hematology #diagnosis
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Tuberculosis Infection ... for active or latent ... and molecular diagnostic ... persons with clinical ... recommended for all
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... cavitating pneumonia, skin ... organizing PNA • Mycobacterium ... Other Pathogens Associated ... • Persistently active