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Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
to Eosinophilic Lung ... Infectious (Variable) - Fungal ... , parasites; Travel ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
hypothalamus → fever ... PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: ... Double-stranded RNA • Fungi ... Transport to brain ... InfectiousDiseases #Diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Abscess Pathophysiology ... : • 80% have fever ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Coccidioides • Parasite
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Polysaccharide cell wall component ... Clav (may be + as long ... post-2010 almost never ... Galactomannan #diagnosis ... #comparison
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
respiratory symptoms • Fever ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... • Sinusitis • Brain ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs