Tuberculosis (TB)
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS
DDX
INVESTIGATIONS
MANAGEMENT
HEALTH EDUCATION
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- HIV infection
- Drug-resistant TB
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1.Bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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- Bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
- HIV infection
- Drug-resistant TB
4.Risk factors:
- Weakened immune system (HIV/DM)
- Traveling or living in certain areas
- Using substances
- Using tobacco
- Living or working in a residential care facility
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• Lack of appetite and weight loss
• A high temperature
• Night sweats
• Extreme tiredness or fatigue
• Most TB infections affect the lungs, which can cause:
• A persistent cough that lasts more than 3 weeks and usually brings up phlegm, which may be bloody
• Breathlessness that gradually gets worse
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• Treatment for tuberculosis (TB) usually involves taking antibiotics for several months.
• Directly Observed Therapy (DOT).
• 2 antibiotics (isoniazid and rifampicin) for 6 months
• 2 additional antibiotics (pyrazinamide and ethambutol) for the first 2 months of the 6-month treatment period
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Droplet nuclei(coughing,sneezing,laughi ng)
Exposure to TB
• CLOSE CONTACT WITH SOME ONE WHO HAVE
ACTIVE TB.
• IMMUNO COMPROMISED STATUS (ELDERLY,CANCER)
• DRUG ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM
• PEOPLE LACKING ADEQUATE HEALTH CARE
O PRE EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS DIABETES
INCIDENCE OF TB.
• INSTITUTIONALISATION(LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES)