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Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
negative culture Brain ... Mycobacteria - Fungal ... : Aspergillus, Cryptococcus ... : Cryptococcus, ... Coccidiomycosis, Cryptococcus
Hemiballismus on Physical Exam secondary to Cryptococcal fungal infection
MRI showed 2 pockets of infection on both
Exam secondary to Cryptococcal ... fungal infection ... both sides of his brain
Differential Diagnosis for Concurrent Brain and Lung Infections
 • Bacteria: Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae
for Concurrent Brain ... Toxoplasmosis • Fungi ... Mucormycosis, Cryptococcus ... @ID_fellows #Brain
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
Concurrent Brain ... ) • Fungi: Aspergillus ... Mucormycosis, Cryptococcus ... febrilepodcast #Brain
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
Concurrent Brain ... ) • Fungi: Aspergillus ... Mucormycosis, Cryptococcus ... febrilepodcast #Brain
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Diagnosis: • Direct fungal ... Fluconazole CRYPTOCOCCUS ... level, presence of cryptococcal ... CSF and serum Cryptococcal ... • Sinusitis • Brain
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
Important Fungal ... polysaccharide capsule of Cryptococcus ... detection for cryptococcal ... mucopolysaccharide capsule of Cryptococcus ... cell walls of Cyptococcus
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Cryptococcus #cryptococcosis
Microbiology #Micro #Cryptococcus ... cryptococcosis #fungi ... #fungal #clinical
Fungal Infections - Geographic Distributions
Blastomycosis
Coccidioidomycosis
Histoplasmosis
Cryptococcus gattii

- BWH Medicine Chiefs @BrighamChiefs

#Fungal #Infections #Geographic #Distributions #map #geography
Fungal Infections ... Histoplasmosis Cryptococcus ... BrighamChiefs #Fungal
Fungal Pneumonias - Diagnosis Comparison Table
 • Aspergillus
 • Blastomyces
 • Candida
 • Coccidioides
 • Cryptococcus
Fungal Pneumonias ... Coccidioides • Cryptococcus ... TheIDtrivia #Fungal