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Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
- Acute pulmonary ... - Chronic pulmonary ... blastomycosis • Diagnosis ... severe: Lipid Amphotericin ... #Blastomyces #diagnosis
Pulmonary Histoplasmosis
Quick Facts on Histoplasma capsulatum:
 • Dimorphic fungi, in yeast phase within the body
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Pulmonary Histoplasmosis ... droppings Making the Diagnosis ... - Liposomal amphotericin ... @PulmPEEPs #Pulmonary ... Histoplasmosis #capsulatum #diagnosis
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Diagnosis? ... of prior silent pulmonary ... typically liposomal amphotericin ... After 5 days of amphotericin ... drained at time of diagnosis
Fusarium Infections
Acquired through:
1. Inhalation of airborne conidia > germinates > blood > disseminated
2. Trauma (implantation with
Refractory FUO, Sino-pulmonary ... formulations of amphotericin ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
host): • Chronic pulmonary ... Histoplasmosis Diagnosis ... Mucormycosis Diagnosis ... High-dose liposomal amphotericin ... Treatment: • Amphotericin
Antifungal Polyenes - Amphoterecin B, Abelcet, Ambisome - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: binds ergosterol in membrane and
Antifungal Polyenes - Amphoterecin ... Polyenes #Antifungal #AmphoterecinB
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
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aminoglycosides, amphotericin ... , pentamidine, amphotericin ... #differential #diagnosis
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Visceral and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Visceral Leishmaniasis - Preferred Therapy:
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• Liposomal amphotericin ... • Liposomal amphotericin ... • Liposomal amphotericin ... 4 weeks or • Amphotericin ... • Liposomal amphotericin
Hypomagnesemia - Differential Diagnosis
Renal Causes of Hypomagnesemia - Familial:
Bartter syndrome and Gitelman syndrome, Isolated recessive hypomagnesemia,
- Differential Diagnosis ... aminoglycosides, amphotericin ... #differential #diagnosis
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
- Differential Diagnosis ... nephropathy - Amphotericin ... #Differential #Diagnosis