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Clinical spectrum of aspergillosis

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong 

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Aspergillus #Aspergillosis #IA
Clinical spectrum ... #Infections #Aspergillus ... Aspergillosis #IA #CPA #ABPA
Aspergillus niger on Culture and Microscopy

Rich Davis, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS @richdavisphd

#Aspergillus #niger #clinical #microscopy #microbiology #culture
Aspergillus niger ... Davis, PhD, D(ABMM ... richdavisphd #Aspergillus ... #niger #clinical
Aspergillus flavus on Culture and Microscopy

Rich Davis, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS @richdavisphd

#Aspergillus #flavus #clinical #microscopy #microbiology #culture
Aspergillus flavus ... Davis, PhD, D(ABMM ... richdavisphd #Aspergillus ... #flavus #clinical
Aspergillus terreus on Culture and Microscopy
 - velvety white, later dusky "cinnamon' growth on culture
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Aspergillus terreus ... Davis, PhD, D(ABMM ... richdavisphd #Aspergillus ... #terreus #clinical ... culture #Microscopy #clinical
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT) on EKG
 • Heart rate > 100 bpm (usually 100-150 bpm)
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Tachycardia (MAT) on EKG ... Heart rate > 100 bpm ... usually 100-150 bpm ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #labeled #clinical
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
Aspergillosis (ABPA ... cystic fibrosis • Aspergillus ... WHAT ARE THE CLINICAL ... • Presence of Aspergillus ... Aspergillosis #ABPA
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... eosinophilia, ABPA ... Fungi (Cocci, Aspergillus ... inflammatory disease: e.g ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG

Here’s a great ECG case of a 50-year-old lady who presented with palpitations

Her heart
Here’s a great ECG ... is around 255 bpm ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #Clinical
66 yo with syncope - Ventricular Tachycardia

This ECG shows a wide-complex tachycardia in a right bundle
Tachycardia This ECG ... rate about 150 BPM ... -LearnTheHeart ECG ... VentricularTachycardia #Clinical ... #Cardiology #ECG
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus ... Pathogens: Candida, Aspergillus ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... formulations (e.g ... beta-glucans (e.g