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 ... • Progressive lung ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID) What? CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
history of recurrent infections ... • Chronic lung ... disease • Infectious ... lymphocytic interstitial lung ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections ... Factors For NTM Infections ... • Disseminated infections ... infections • ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
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 ... • Progressive lung ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Mycoses HISTOPLASMOSIS • Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body • Bird
pulmonary symptoms • Rheumatologic ... Histoplasmosis Treatment ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary Lung Abscess Etiology: • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... continue antibiotic treatment ... several months of treatment ... causes #management #treatment
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework Primary Otalgia - Pain that originates from the ear
associated with infection ... Cerumen impaction Infectious ... (90%), Fungal infections ... subdural hematoma, lung ... Otalgia #Ear #Pain #Otology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison Hodgkin's Lymphoma: • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70 •
e.g., HIV), EBV infection ... Etiology: - Infections ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology ... #differential #hematology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections: •
CNS Infection in ... Opportunistic Infections ... opportunistic infections ... Antimicrobial treatment ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Aplastic Anemia - Overview Who? • M = F • 3 peaks: 1) Childhood 2) 15-25 years 3) >60 years What? • Aplastic anemia
Neutropenia - recurrent infections ... Idiopathic • Infections ... aplastic anemia Treatment ... Aplastic #Anemia #oncology ... #hematology #diagnosis
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