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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... 38 degrees • Chills ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Cryptococcus - Coccidioides
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Pseudomonas FUNGAL ... : Halo sign Coccidioides ... • Polymorphic skin ... factor • May cause ... Infections #HIV #AIDS
Antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis
Fluconazole
 - Benefits: Low cost/tolerable
Antifungal agents ... use lead to skin ... Weaknesses: Limited clinical ... #pharmacology #management ... #treatment #coccidioides
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
of antifungal agents ... use lead to skin ... tolerable • Limited clinical ... Coccidioidomycosis #coccidioides ... #valleyfever #management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
treatment of HIV/AIDS ... Who Gets It? ... be present: • AIDS ... cavitating pneumonia, skin ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Itraconazole is the agent ... stain of clinical ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... • Serology for Coccidioides ... #Diagnosis #Management