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Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... stain of clinical ... Inhalation of spores ... • Serology for Coccidioides ... #Diagnosis #Management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
to be in ADHF starts ... emphasis placed on prevention ... then placed on prevention ... differential #algorithm #management ... #pharmacology
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides ... periods after rain/storms ... disseminated disease • Clinical ... extrapulmonary sites: skin ... #summary #fungal
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
effects in the treatment ... tolerable • Limited clinical ... Coccidioidomycosis #coccidioides ... #valleyfever #management ... comparison #table #pharmacology
Antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis
Fluconazole
 - Benefits: Low cost/tolerable
effects in the treatment ... Weaknesses: Limited clinical ... Coccidioidomycosis #pharmacology ... #management #treatment ... #coccidioides
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Coccidioidomycosis due to Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides
Diagnosis and Management ... immitis or Coccidioides ... valley fever, is a fungal ... system (CNS) • skin ... TREATMENT: Clinically
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
the most common clinical ... • Inner ear • Skin ... ○ Syphilis ○ Fungal ... affected tissue Treatment ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management