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Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... →Activation of CD8 ... that disrupts immune ... CMV, HHV8,...), Bacteria ... Others: Cellular immune
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
intracellular rod-shaped bacteria ... tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Progression: (+) Immune ... rest LTBI (-) Immune ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Immune Reconstitution ... reconstituted immune ... drug-resistant infection, bacterial ... ulceration • Varicella ... • Persistently active
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
intracellular rod-shaped bacteria ... tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Progression: (+) Immune ... rest LTBI (-) Immune ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
urinary catheter and immune ... Pathophysiology: ... • Bacteria fermenting ... data • Early treatment ... pyelonephritis CMC