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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
fibrotic lesions ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Clinical Presentation ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... #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
fibrotic lesions ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Clinical Presentation ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Management
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Diagnosis Framework ... • CT: Halo sign ... Polymorphic skin lesions ... infiltrates, mimicking TB ... #AIDS #pulmonary
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... of treatment of HIV ... noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... seen • Chest CT ... stable residual lesion ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Nodular or cavitary lesions ... : • Syndrome of ... mucogenicum • HIV ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... Imaging, high res CT
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Alterations: - Sensory features ... compressive cord lesion ... simplex virus, HIV ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Can cause TYPE IV ... salivary ducts Clinical ... Features: HEENT ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
populations) CLINICAL ... DIAGNOSIS • Imaging ... : X-rays, CT, or ... MRI to identify ... PET-CT / MRI: Staging
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This patient’s clinical ... exam findings and clinical ... This post will focus ... accustomed to, your vision ... Radiology #CTChest #Lung