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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
affecting the lungs ... • Lymphoma • Lung ... • Progressive lung ... organ system: • Pleura ... #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... • Lymphoma • Lung ... • Progressive lung ... organ system: • Pleura ... #Management #Treatment
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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cases Clinical Signs ... years - May have signs ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... complex - Spread ... for concomitant pulmonary
Plankton Sign in Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
Typically highly suggestive of hemothorax
In this patient:
  PH
Plankton Sign in ... Pleural Effusion ... Gene Xpert TB ... clinical #hemothorax #ultrasound ... #lung #pulmonary
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... • CT: Halo sign ... infiltrates, mimicking TB ... Focal pneumonia, pleural ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary