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Syphilis Staging - Primary, Secondary, Latent and Tertiary - Timing and Features

Primary syphilis classically presents with
Primary, Secondary, Latent ... The latent stage ... Early latent stage ... and late latent ... Primary #Secondary #Latent
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
90%) & develop latent ... emboli • Lung abscess ... Latent: Asymptomatic ... Presentation: Latent ... : • Acid-fast staining
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
90%) & develop latent ... emboli • Lung abscess ... Latent: Asymptomatic ... Presentation: Latent ... : • Acid-fast staining
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
- Early Latent ... - Early latent ... - Late Latent ... - Late latent patients ... Tertiary #Diagnosis #Staging
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Testing LATENT ... single specimen are ... • AFB stain • ... Diagnosis #Workup #TB #Latent ... #Active #LatentTB
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... Opportunistic Infections ... reactivation of latent ... are present in ... tuberculomas, or abscesses
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
to an existing infection ... HIV-infected patients starting ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... treatment, unless the patient ... Guidelines recommend starting
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Itraconazole is the agent ... blood vessels are ... Direct fungal stain ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... in patients who are
Erythema Nodosum Overview

Definition: 
 • EN is an inflammatory condition characterized by tender, red nodules, typically
Causes of EN: • Infectious ... Streptococcal infections ... several days, starting ... : • Detailed patient ... (especially to assess
Management of Anthracyclines and HER2 Antagonist Cardiotoxicity
Anthracyclines cause cardiomyopathy:
 ✖ Reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction
of myocardial infarction ... beta blocker, or statin ... Strategies: • Assess ... every 4 weeks if agent ... beta blocker, or statin