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Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
of Skin + Eye infections ... /II, VZV, CMV, HIV ... . chelonae, M. tuberculosis ... , M. leprae • Parasitic ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
- Brucellosis, tuberculosis ... endocarditis, tuberculosis ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary ... eosinophilia - Tropical pulmonary ... Bacterial, viral, parasitic
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 ... Active TB: • HIV ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... TST or IGRA HIV ... : • HIV-infected
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... CD4 < 200: CMV, HSV ... Penicillium marneffei Parasitic ... CBC/diff, Blood and
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Initiation of ART in HIV ... Opportunistic Infections ... • Pulmonary TB ... <50 • Pulmonary ... #management #infectiousdiseases
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 ... Active TB: • HIV ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... TST or IGRA HIV ... : • HIV-infected
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
tissue invasion and ... Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ... canimorsus • Virus: HIV ... Pneumocystis Jiroveci • Parasites ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
(IRIS): • In HIV ... lymphadenopathy, pulmonary ... Children with pulmonary ... not direct infection ... meningeal enhancement, infarctions
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
of diagnosing and ... viral infections ... standard • Liquid and ... used to exclude pulmonary ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
Concurrent Brain and ... Coccidioides • Parasite ... , Non-tuberculous ... #Brain #Lung #Infections ... Diagnosis #causes #infectiousdiseases