3 results
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
Aspergillosis (ABPA ... • Increased cough ... ON LABORATORY EVALUATION ... corticosteroids +/- anti-fungal ... #pulmonary #diagnosis
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Pseudomonas FUNGAL ... • 3 syndromes: ABPA ... • High fever, cough ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... #pulmonary #differential
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
symptoms • Fever, cough ... infection • Cough ... Diagnosis: • Direct fungal ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... arthroconidia; the fungus