Chapter 157 :: Tuberculosis and Infections with Atypical Mycobacteria

Question 1

most common cause of disseminated bacterial infections in patients with AIDS

Answer 1

Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex

Question 2

Exogenous infection

Answer 2

Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis

Question 3

postprimary, paucibacillary form of tuberculosis caused by hematogenous, lymphatic, or contiguous spread from elsewhere in the body

Answer 3

LUPUS VULGARIS

Question 4

Always Rule Out Differential Diagnosis of Orificial Tuberculosis

Answer 4

Squamous cell carcinoma

Question 5

THE TUBERCULIDS

Answer 5

Lichen scrofulosorum, erythema induratum, papulonecrotic tuberculids, lupus miliaris disseminatus faciei,

Question 6

Risk factors history of trauma and water- or fish/ seafood-related hobbies and occupations

Answer 6

MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM

Question 7

most commonly affected organ in M. kansasii infection

Answer 7

Lung

Question 8

lesion is a dark red nodule, often with abscess formation and clear fluid drainage

Answer 8

MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM