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Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
are caused by members ... this morphology Treatment ... Diseases Fellows ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Majocchi’s Granuloma due to Trichophyton rubrum 
This is GMS stain and culture of a skin biopsy
tissues - mainly caused ... Non-dermatophytes: Aspergillus ... Fungal infection ... Diseases @MayoClinicINFD ... #clinical #photo
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... • Most common cause ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Blastomyces - Dermatitidis ... #differential #causes
Moccasin-variety Tinea Pedis 
70 M chronic scaly feet. Over the years: rash has itched only occasionally;
dermatophytes cause ... T. rubrum is most ... Topical anti fungal ... Diseases Fellowship ... type #clinical #photo
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... Diagnosis Framework Disease ... Pseudomonas FUNGAL ... since cART) Aspergillus ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
, verrucous) - Lung ... Tropheryma Whipplei • Aspergillus ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Treat underlying cause ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
extrapulmonary disease ... ASPERGILLOSIS • Aspergillus ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases