5 results
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Lymphoma • Lung cancer ... Treatment: Active ... Initiating Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Lymphoma • Lung cancer ... Treatment: Active ... Initiating Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ... (+) screening test ... for active or latent ... Mycobacterium #Tuberculosis ... #management #opportunistic
Erythema Nodosum Overview

Definition: 
 • EN is an inflammatory condition characterized by tender, red nodules, typically
Nature: • It is ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... lymphoma, pancreatic cancer ... vasculitis Management ... Symptomatic Treatment
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
polychondritis usually spares ... Infections ○ Tuberculosis ... Diagnosis: • Clinical tests ... affected tissue Treatment ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management