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Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Invasive fungal ... Risk Factors, Disease ... Tools, First-Line Treatment ... , Coccidiodes, Fusarium ... #Infections #InfectousDiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Most invasive infections ... are caused by members ... this morphology Treatment ... Diseases Fellows ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Fusarium Infections
Acquired through:
1. Inhalation of airborne conidia > germinates > blood > disseminated
2. Trauma (implantation with
Fusarium Infections ... material) > local invasion ... : • Optimal treatment ... Diseases Fellows ... #Infections #infectiousdiseases
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... toxins, tissue invasion ... disseminated microbial disease ... neoformans, Blastomyces dermatitidis ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Fusarium Treatment
 • Antifungal "susceptibility" can vary with Fusarium spp
 • F. oxysporum: low MICS to
Fusarium Treatment ... for disseminated disease ... amphotericin B for severe cases ... Diseases Fellows ... #Infections #infectiousdiseases
Monkeypox Skin Rash
30 yr F and her 6 yr daughter purchased 2 prairie dogs 10 days
Invasion period: ... Indiana University Infectious ... Diseases Fellowship ... #Monkeypox #SkinRash ... #clinical #photo
Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PG)
50 M Crohn’s dz had a small pustule on the ankle 4 mo ago
complex neutrophilic dermatosis ... medications in most cases ... PG secondary treatment ... Indiana University Infectious ... #PG #clinical #photo
Majocchi’s Granuloma due to Trichophyton rubrum 
This is GMS stain and culture of a skin biopsy
Treatment: Itraconazole ... tissues - mainly caused ... allows fungus invasion ... Diseases @MayoClinicINFD ... rubrum #clinical #photo