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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
most likely to cause ... It can also cause ... Reported cases associated ... #diagnosis #differential ... #infectiousdiseases
Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
dissemination of Mycobacterium ... #Tuberculosis #TB ... #Pulmonary #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis
Causes of CSF Lymphocytic Pleocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Viral: Arbo, Adeno, Herpes, Entero, HIV
Fungal: Cryptococcus, Cocci, Histo,
Causes of CSF Lymphocytic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Sporothrix Bacterial: Mycobacteria ... (TB), M.pneumonia ... #Causes #neurology
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Differential diagnosis ... Zygomycetes • Mycobacterial ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... viral #fungal #Microbiology
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Testing LATENT TB ... • LTBI is diagnosed ... Mycobacterial culture ... • AFB stain • Mycobacterial ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... - Differential Diagnosis ... antibiotics as a cause ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases
Septic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Notes:
- Septic Arthritis is typically monoarticular & the knee is involved
involved in >50% of cases ... a +ve culture Microbiology ... S.A. can also be caused ... , viruses, and mycobacterium ... pathophysiology #diagnosis
Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Localized: 
 • Cervical: EBV, CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB, Lymphoma, Head /
- Differential Diagnosis ... CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB ... Acute HIV, EBV, Mycobacterial ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Tuberculosis - Diagnosis ... extrapulmonary cases ... Pathophysiology: - Mycobacterium ... dissemination Diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Causes of Encephalopathy ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Infectious (fungal, TB ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes