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Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
extrapulmonary disease ... or meningitic disease ... especially the CNS ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... #Diagnosis #Management
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS ... vori Infectious Diseases ... #treatment #fungal
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Valvular heart disease ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... remains unknown • Final ... months before 1° prevention ... #cardiology #treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Mild Infections (Such As Focal Pneumonia or asymptomatic patients
Recommendations for Treating ... Infection (Diffuse Pulmonary ... Extrathoracic Disseminated Disease ... Coccidiodomycosis #IDSA #Prevention ... #Treatment #management
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
tissue, skeleton, CNS ... Diagnosis • Management ... - Mild pulmonary ... disease: no treatment ... #summary #fungal
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
• Dimorphic fungus ... • The fungus ... camping) The Disease ... : • Pulmonary ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis #management