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Tuberculosis - Coggle Diagram
Tuberculosis
Clinical features
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primary infection most commonly in lung, can be in GIT, skin, superficial LNs
becomes dormant, but can reactivate + spread lymphohaematologically
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Intro
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resp spread
enhanced by close proximity, high infectious load + underlying immunodeficiency
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unlike adults, children are generally not infectious because the disease is paucibacillary (low bacterial load)
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follows sequence: primary infection, dormacy, reactivation, post-primary
Dx
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urine, LN excision, CSF + radiological exams should be considered
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Tx
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give pyridoxine if after puberty to prevent isoniazid associated peripheral neuropathy (doesn't occur in young children)
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