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Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces ... Acute pulmonary blastomycosis ... Chronic pulmonary blastomycosis ... involvement in blastomycosis ... Amphotericin B for 1-
Hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy
In sarcoidosis the common pattern is right paratracheal and bilateral hilar adenopathy ('1-2-3-sign').
In
hilar adenopathy ('1- ... Hodgkin disease, blastomycosis
Co-occurrence of Lung-Brain Infections
When we hear a patient w/ co-occurrence of lung-brain infection, Nocardia seems to
seems to be the #1 ... Histoplasmosis, Blastomycosis
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
Blastomycosis Summary ... epididymoorchitis • CNS (1% ... Diagnosis: 1) ... TheIDtrivia #Blastomycosis
Ulcerative Blastomycosis Skin Lesion
57 asymptomatic M from Indiana nonpruritic, painless, progressive skin lesion lower back x
Ulcerative Blastomycosis ... Blastomycosis +biopsy ... /itraconazole Blastomycosis ... #Ulcerative #Blastomycosis
Fungal Infections - Geographic Distributions
Blastomycosis
Coccidioidomycosis
Histoplasmosis
Cryptococcus gattii

- BWH Medicine Chiefs @BrighamChiefs

#Fungal #Infections #Geographic #Distributions #map #geography
Distributions Blastomycosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
clinical forms: 1) ... isavuconazole BLASTOMYCOSIS ... inhalation of conidia Blastomycosis ... meningitic disease Blastomycosis ... antigen testing Blastomycosis
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Cryptococcus, Sporothrix, Blastomycosis ... Cryptococcus, Blastomycosis
Antifungal Polyenes - Amphoterecin B, Abelcet, Ambisome - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: binds ergosterol in membrane and
Histoplasmosis/Blastomycosis
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
Histoplasmosis, blastomycosis