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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
abscessus - Is ... most likely to cause ... It can also cause ... Reported cases associated ... #differential #infectiousdiseases
Hepatic Abscess: Microbiology
Common Pathogens: E. Coli, K. pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes
Rare pathogens that can cause
Microbiology Common ... pathogens that can cause ... : Mycobacterium, ... #Microbiology # ... #differential #causes
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... Negative Abscess ... antibiotics as a cause ... Culture #Negative #Abscess ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of CSF Lymphocytic Pleocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Viral: Arbo, Adeno, Herpes, Entero, HIV
Fungal: Cryptococcus, Cocci, Histo,
Causes of CSF Lymphocytic ... Sporothrix Bacterial: Mycobacteria ... (TB), M.pneumonia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #neurology
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Zygomycetes • Mycobacterial ... tuberculosis, M. abscessus ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... viral #fungal #Microbiology
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Typically from TB ... extrapulmonary cases ... deformity" - Assess ... Pathophysiology: - Mycobacterium ... ALL patients to assess
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria ... status NTM Cause ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... diagnosis • Microbiologic ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
including: M, avium, TB ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
stroke Tuberculous Abscess ... with pulmonary TB ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... #differential #TB ... #neurology
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
hydrophila • Mycobacterium ... fortuitum (Mycobacteria ... abscessus, chelonae ... - And, in rare cases ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases