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#protozoa #toxoplasma #leishmania #trypanosoma #babesia #malaria #plasmodium #cryptosporidium #cyclospora #cystisospora #entamoeba #acanthamoeba #microsporidia

#ID  #InfectiousDiseases
cystisospora #entamoeba #acanthamoeba ... microsporidia #ID #InfectiousDiseases ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Differential diagnosis ... , M. leprae • Parasitic ... Leishmaniasis, Acanthamoeba ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Balamuthia vs Acanthamoeba vs Naegleria - Comparison
Exposure - Host - CNS disease - CNS spread -
Balamuthia vs Acanthamoeba ... - Pathology - Diagnosis ... #Balamuthia #Acanthamoeba ... Comparison #Table #InfectiousDiseases ... #diagnosis
Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle
1) Eggs containing rhabditiform larvae passed in feces.
2) Rhabditiform larvae hatch in environment.
Parasitic Cycle ... become adults. 8) Parasitic ... intestine 9) Parasitic ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
- Differential Diagnosis ... endemic fungi - Parasitic ... Blastomycosis - Parasite ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases
Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
, Pseudomonas, Acanthameoba ... vision #HIVAIDS #InfectiousDiseases ... #Differential #Diagnosis
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infections: Cerebral abscess (bacterial, fungal, parasitic), Neurocysticercosis, Tuberculoma, Cerebral
CNS Ring-Enhancing ... - Differential Diagnosis ... bacterial, fungal, parasitic ... StanfordChiefs #CNS ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Amebiasis - Acanthamoeba Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans in
Amebiasis - Acanthamoeba ... #Amebiasis #Acanthamoeba ... #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
• Liver • CNS ... TB #Pulmonary #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
CNS Ring-Enhancing ... Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... + toxo IgG • CNS ... • Nocardia • Parasitic ... #differential #diagnosis