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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
affecting the lungs ... • Lymphoma • Lung ... Septic emboli • Lung ... • Progressive lung ... • Upper lobe lung
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... • Lymphoma • Lung ... Septic emboli • Lung ... • Progressive lung ... • Upper lobe lung
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Hodgkin's lymphoma, Mycobacterium ... complex • Nodular/Masses ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... Nocardia spp., Mycobacterium ... P.jiroveci, M. tuberculosis
Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Localized: 
 • Cervical: EBV, CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB, Lymphoma, Head /
CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB ... larynx disease, Tuberculosis ... Acute HIV, EBV, Mycobacterial ... - disseminated tuberculosis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis ... extrapulmonary cases ... Pathophysiology: - Mycobacterium ... tuberculosis complex ... Potts #Disease #Tuberculosis
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
Worsening of previous neurologic ... with pulmonary TB ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... #differential #TB ... #neurology
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
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... • Bacterial: Mycobacterium ... tuberculosis, Pneumococcus ... - Metastatic: Lung ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
tuberculosis complex ... status NTM Cause ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... patients with typical tuberculosis ... diagnosis • Microbiologic
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
CD4 Count: • Mycobacterium ... tuberculosis, Bacterial ... Extrapulmonary tuberculosis ... avium, Mycobacterium ... infiltrates, mimicking TB