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Tuberculosis Flashcards

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TB is the commonest cause of infectious disease-related mortality worldwide?

True or false?

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True

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What fraction of global population have latent TB infection?

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1/4

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Is the global incidence of TB rising or falling?

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Falling

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Is the drug resistance prevelance rising or falling?

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Rising

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What % of TB patients are HIV infected?

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8% HIV positive

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The global prevelance of multi-drug resistant TB is lower in previously treated cases.

True or false?

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False

Globally proportion of new cases with MDR TB is 3.4% new cases and 18.4% of previously treated cases

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Is TB rising or falling in the UK?

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Falling - less than 500 cases a year

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People born outside of UK account for ____% of cases

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72%

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What is the pathophysiology of TB?

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  • Airborne droplet spread
  • Inhaled – deposited in terminal airspaces
  • Macrophages ingest bacilli – replicate within endosomes
  • Transported to regional lymph node
  • Killed
  • Multiply → primary TB
  • Dormant → asymptomatic (LTBI if exposed to host immune system)
  • Proliferate after period of latency → reactivation disease
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Complete the diagram

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50%

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What is the risk of developing active TB?

How is this risk different in HIV+ patients?

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Risk of developing active TB 10-15% over lifetime in immunocompetent

HIV+: risk 10% per annum

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What are the microscopic features of TB?

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  • Aerobic bacillus
  • Divides every 16-20 hours (slow)
  • Cell wall, but lacks phospholipid outer membrane
  • Does not stain strongly with Gram stain (weakly positive)
  • Retains stains after treatment with acids

–Acid fast bacillus

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What will you see in pathology in TB patients?

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Granulomatous inflammation

  • Rim of lymphocytes
  • Fibroblasts
  • Central infected macrophages (giant cells)
  • Central necrosis – caseation
  • Secretion of cytokines (IFNγ) – activate macrophages to kill bacteria
  • AFBs (acid fast bacillus) in granulomas
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What does this show?

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Granulomatous inflammation

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Who is at higher transmission risk?

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  • Close contacts of infectious cases (smear +)
  • Contact with high risk groups:
  • High incidence country
  • Frequent travel to high incidence areas

•Immune deficiency:

  • HIV
  • Steroids
  • Chemotherapy and biologics
  • Nutritional deficiency (vit D),
  • Diabetes
  • End stage renal failure

•Lifestyle factors:

  • Drug/alcohol misuse
  • Homelessness/hostels/overcrowding
  • Prison inmates

Genetic susceptibility (twin studies of gene polymorphisms)

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What is anti-TNF-alpha treatment?

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Medication for TB causing immunosurpression

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What happens during primary TB?

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–Bacilli overcome immune system soon after initial infection

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What risk factors increase reactivation?

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–Risk of reactivation increases with immunosuppression

HIV + risk 10% per year

HIV – risk 1%

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What point of disease progression are the majority of TB cases in?

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Latent period

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What percentage of TB latent cases will reactivate?

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2-23% cases – reactivation disease

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How is active TB diagnosed?

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  • Identify the infected area
  • Isolate the organism
  • Obtain information regarding susceptibility to antibacterials
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How is latent TB diagnosed?

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Identify immune response to TB proteins or TB-specific antigens

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What does the the tuberculin skin test (Mantoux) require?

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–circulating memory T-lymphocytes

–ability to mount a delayed hypersensitivity reaction

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What are the negatives of the tuberculin skin test (Mantoux)?

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  • Cross reactive with other Mycobacterial antigens so non-specific
  • Maybe be falsely negative in severely ill or immunosuppressed individuals
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What are Interferon Gamma Release Assays?
ELISPOT/ELISA: Enzyme linked immunological assay of release of interferon-gamma in whole blood following stimulation by specific tuberculosis antigen
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What are the pros and cons of using Interferon Gamma Release Assays to test for TB?
* More specific than Mantoux * Correlates better with degree of exposure than Mantoux * Does not differentiate between latent infection and disease
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Name 2 Interferon Gamma Release Assays machines
T-Spot TB® Quantiferon Gold®
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What type of TB makes up the majority of cases (55%)?
Pulmonary TB
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Which type of TB has infection risk and why?
Pulmonary TB Cavitatory disease – more infectious
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What are the clinical features of pulmonary TB?
Cough Weight loss Haemoptysis Fever Chest pain Night sweats
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How is pulmonary TB diagnosed?
–Chest imaging –Sputum/BAL
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What does this chest x-ray show?
Upper zone consolidation - white upper zone air opacification Prominent hilar lymph node
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Where is consolidation usually found on TB chest x-rays?
Upper zone
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What does this chest x-ray show?
Bilateral consolidation
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Where can extra-pulmonary disease from TB effect?
–Lymph nodes –CNS –Bone (Pott’s disease of the spine) –Genitourinary system –GI tract –Disseminated/miliary
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What makes extrapulmonary disease more likely?
* More common in non-UK born Asian origin * Reactivation
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What does this chest x-ray show?
Hilar Lymphadenopathy
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What is this?
TB Lymphadenitis
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What is TB Lymphadenitis?
•Often get worse on treatment –Paradoxical reaction * Can form sinus tracts with chronic discharge * Cold abscess formation
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What does this show?
Tuberculous Pleural Effusion
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What are the clinical features of Disseminated/Miliary TB?
* Fevers, sweats, weight loss and malaise very common * Respiratory symptoms in majority * GI or CNS symptoms in 20% –Abdo pain, diarrhoea, abnormal LFTs –Hepatomegaly in 50% –Headache or confusion; altered mental state in 20%
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What does this chest x-ray show?
Miliary TB
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What other forms of TB are there?
•Skeletal TB –Around 15-30% of all extrapulmonary cases •Genitourinary TB –Kidney/bladder/pelvic involvement –Pus in urine but repeatedly negative standard cultures (sterile pyuria) •TB enteritis –Ileo-caecal commonest –Weight loss, diarrhoea, blood in stools •TB of the eye –Any part of the eye –Probably more common than we think * Pericardial TB * CNS TB –TB meningitis –TB arachnoiditis –Tuberculoma –(Spinal cord compression – extension of discitis) –1% of all cases of TB –6% of extrapulmonary TB in immunocompetent host –More common in HIV coinfected patients –Mortality 15-40% despite effective Rx (CDC)
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How is TB controlled in the UK?
* Government global policy * Early diagnosis AND treatment (even if negative cultures/smear) * Optimal treatment and adherence (DOT/VOT/Section) * Contact tracing * PreventioN - BCG (Vaccination) * Latent treatment programs. Prevent TB becoming active
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What are the first line drugs for TB?
Standard treatment for TB is a minimum of 6 months: 2 months (initial phase) of Isoniazid, Rifampicin, Pyrazinamide and Ethambutol. Known as standard quadruple therapy. Followed by: 4 months (continuation phase) of Isoniazid and Rifampicin Known as standard dual therapy TB treatment is taken all together on an empty stomach 1 hour before breakfast; compliance is essential for cure. N.B. If there is central nervous system involvement the continuation phase of treatment is extended to 10 months making a 12 month full treatment plan.
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What is first line treatment for latent TB?
Latent treatment : 3 months Rifampicin/Isoniazid 6 M isoniazid
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What are the side effects caused by the TB drugs?
* Pyrazinamide: Hepatoxicity, joint pain, N&V * Rifampicin: Hepatoxicity, reddish colour to the urine * Isoniazid: Hepatoxicity ,fever, peripheral neuropathy and optic neuritis * Ethambutol: peripheral neuropathy, optic neuropathy and gout All: nausea and skin rashes
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