Ravi Singh K @rav7ks
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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 ... Treatment: Active ... Initiating Treatment ... patients should be ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
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 ... Treatment: Active ... Initiating Treatment ... patients should be ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections: •
CNS Infection in ... Antimicrobial treatment ... 80% sensitive Tuberculous ... - Hemorrhage, tuberculomas ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework Disease by CD4 Count: Any CD4 Count: • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... Lymphadenopathy, CNS ... 100% of cases), anemia ... #Infections #HIV ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... water sources may be ... Bone Marrow - Anemia ... patients with typical tuberculosis ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear Visual or auditory symptoms in
BEE Syndromes - ... nervous system (CNS ... diagnosis and treatment ... • Syphilis • Tuberculosis ... with aura #BEE
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Prosthetic valves Lung ... pneumonia (late) • Tuberculosis ... Pneumonia • Other lung ... Periodic paralyses CNS ... • Toxins • Infection
Mycoses HISTOPLASMOSIS • Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body • Bird
especially the CNS ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) What? Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
petechiae) • Frequent infections ... • Parvovirus infection ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... platelets - might be ... diagnosis #hematology #oncology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS) Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH) What? A subset of
nervous system (CNS ... rash) • Heart, lung ... SLE], AOSD) • Infection ... with leukopenia, anemia ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids
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