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Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
infections: Morphology ... Tools, First-Line Treatment ... Jiroveci, Cryptococcus ... #Infections #InfectousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #Management
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Differential diagnosis ... Aspergillus spp, Cryptococcus ... tuberculosis, M. abscessus ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... #Microbiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Blastomyces - Dermatitidis ... - Cryptococcus ... #treatment #diagnosis
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
• Dimorphic fungus ... - Blastomyces dermatitidis ... • The fungus ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Fluconazole CRYPTOCOCCUS ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Fungal #Diagnosis ... #Management #Infections