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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... Tuberculosis - ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... CMC_IM #Potts #Disease ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
(LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Lung abscess Primary ... : Symptomatic Primary ... Tuberculosis Disease ... #Management #Treatment
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
lesion Pott's Disease ... Worsening of previous neurologic ... with pulmonary TB ... #differential #TB ... #neurology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
(LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Lung abscess Primary ... : Symptomatic Primary ... Tuberculosis Disease ... #Management #Treatment
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Primary ... Other causes: TB ... or metastatic disease ... ketoconazole, etomidate) Symptoms
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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encephalitis, and primary ... status, and focal neurologic ... 80% sensitive Tuberculous ... - Hemorrhage, tuberculomas ... Demyelinating disease
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... • Primarily occurs ... gastrointestinal symptoms ... • Clinical (Symptoms
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... tendency to fall • Triggers ... SPS #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #neurology
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
cause different symptoms ... : tuberculous pachymeningitis ... Rosai-Dorfman disease ... hypotension - Primary ... Pachymeningitis #HP #Neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... Progressive MS • Primary ... objective evidence of neurologic ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #treatment