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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Summary Epidemiology ... endemic areas ... extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... numbness, decreased reflexes ... #Summary
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary ... response preceding infection ... Muscle Weakness: May ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Pathogen ... transmission as zoonotic infection ... May not be detected ... routine O&P • Clinical
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection ... a person with infectious ... HIV-infected persons with clinical ... • Please refer ... Prevention #Treatment #management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
transplantation CLINICAL ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... specific therapy, the clinician ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... Infections: - ... Treponema, Listeria, TB ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes ... differential #algorithm
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
SAPHO Syndrome Summary ... Rheumatic pain Clinical ... joint involvement: May ... causes such as infectious ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
disease based on clinical ... refer to Table ... Note: Active TB ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections