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Cryptococcus neoformans - One Page Diagnosis and Management Summary

Dr. Lizzy Hastie @LizzyHastie

#Cryptococcus #neoformans #Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Cryptococcus neoformans ... - One Page Diagnosis ... and Management ... #neoformans #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Characteristics, Diagnostic ... Jiroveci, Cryptococcus ... InfectousDiseases #Diagnosis ... #Management
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Fungal: Candida, Cryptococcus ... #differential #diagnosis ... #blood #urine #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Lung Abscess Management ... Dermatitidis - Cryptococcus ... differential #causes #management
Invasive Fungal Infection (IFI)

Invasive fungal infections are severe infections in which fungal pathogens invade normally sterile
pulmonary infections) Cryptococcus ... neurological deficits Diagnosis ... galactomannan, cryptococcal ... when feasible Management ... Dependent on timely diagnosis
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Sources: 
 • Landscaping, Christmas tree farming, Rose
Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis ... and Management ... from cats (rare) Diagnosis ... similar to TB or cryptococcus ... infectiousdiseases #treatment #management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of a previously diagnosed ... cavitation • Cryptococcus ... patient has known cryptococcal ... for most OI • Cryptococcal ... #Management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Histoplasmosis Diagnosis ... Fluconazole CRYPTOCOCCUS ... level, presence of cryptococcal ... CSF and serum Cryptococcal ... #Management #Infections
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
polysaccharide capsule of Cryptococcus ... detection for cryptococcal ... mucopolysaccharide capsule of Cryptococcus ... cell walls of Cyptococcus ... microscopy #staining #diagnosis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Aspergillus • Cryptococcus ... Differential Diagnosis ... Endocarditis Diagnosis ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology