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A combined therapeutic approach, including surgical drainage, debridement and prolonged treatment with combined antimicrobial agents, has been used in some cases of atypical mycobacteria. ...
Investigations to be requested on the pleural fluid The BTS suggests the following initial investigations [ 1 ] : Microbiology It is generally recommended that pleural fluid samples from...
Differential diagnosis Other causes of chest infection or pneumonia - eg, TB and opportunistic mycobacteria. Neoplasia - eg, cavitating bronchial carcinoma. Pulmonary infarction...
Bacterial: includes Group A beta-haemolytic streptococcus, diphtheria, brucellosis, mycobacteria, Mycoplasma pneumoniae , tularaemia and typhoid. Fungal: includes coccidioidomycosis, derm...
Associated diseases Prurigo nodularis has a wide range of purported systemic precipitants, including: Infective: Mycobacteria [ 11 ] Helicobacter pylori [ 12 ] . Hep...
Fungal infections and infection with mycobacteria are more common in immunocompromised individuals. Other organisms which may be involved less commonly are: Pseudomonas Enterobact...
Other Gram-negative organisms (occur more frequently in chronic form). Mycobacteria (rare). Aspergillus and other fungi (rare). Mastoiditis symptoms Early diagnosis and prompt ...
The pathogenesis is not clear but is thought to involve immune-mediated hypersensitivity, mainly related to histoplasmosis, mycobacteria and certain fungal microorganisms, and sarcoidosis. [ ...
Pathogenesis The intracellular mycobacteria act on the Schwann cells producing a chronic granulomatous reaction resulting in the destruction of both myelin and the underlying nerve cell...
There are various other bacteria in the mycobacterium family which are called atypical mycobacteria. Most of these do not cause infection. However, they sometimes cause serious infection in p...
A child with chronic respiratory symptoms and a single positive sputum culture for Staphylococcus aureus , Haemophilus influenzae , Pseudomonas aeruginosa , non-tuberculous mycobacteria or...
Infectious patients cough up huge numbers of mycobacteria, which can survive in the environment for long periods of time. [ 1 ] When M. tuberculosis is first encountered (primary infec...
Subacute thyroiditis : de Quervain's or granulomatous thyroiditis and includes postpartum thyroiditis and infection with bacteria or mycobacteria. Chronic thyroiditis : three types ar...
There is presence of nitrate reductase-negative organisms (eg, some mycobacteria strains). Urine SG is elevated. The pH is less than 6.0. There is presence of urobilinogen and urinar...
Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus spp. Mycobacteria. Fungi. Epidemiology [ 6 ] The incidence of chronic osteomyelitis is increasing because of the prevalence of predis...
May cause synovial infection or reactive arthritis Fungal infection Mycobacteria Lyme disease Brucellosis Leptospirosis Crystal arthropathy Gout (uric...
Diagnosis may be obvious and require confirmation (eg, a midstream specimen of urine (MSU) for a UTI) or a full and detailed assessment: Urine: urinalysis, MSU, pregnancy test, cytology for unex...
Ebstein-Barr virus, HIV, parvovirus and mycobacteria. Toxic exposure: radiation, chemicals (eg, benzene). Drugs - eg, chloramphenicol, sulfonamides, gold, penicillamine, indometacin, di...
Beware of the 'great mimickers' - eg, amelanotic melanoma , lupus erythematosus , sarcoid , mycobacteria and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma [ 3 ] . Diagnostic tables and algorithms...
The causes included tuberculosis (n = 8), lymphoma (n = 3), non-tuberculous mycobacteria (n = 3), pneumococcal infection (n = 1), visceral disseminated leishmaniasis (n = 1), and dental infec...