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Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
- Acute pulmonary ... community-acquired pneumonia ... can mimic presentation ... • Diagnosis ... #Blastomyces #diagnosis
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
in case of Pneumonia ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... NOT definitively diagnose ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... Associated Lung Ultrasound ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... #differential #diagnosis ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
Diagnosis is generally ... based on three lines ... e.g., CXR, CT, ultrasound ... #Pneumonia #Venn ... #Pulmonolary
False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
differentials to pleural line ... lungdiaphragam #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #mimics
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
Blastomycosis Summary ... • The fungus lives ... The Disease: • Pulmonary ... Acute / Chronic Pneumonia ... Lesion may mimic
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
Lung sliding & pneumonia ... The differential diagnosis ... of multiple B-lines ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #mimics