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Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... of a negative culture ... Cryptococcus, Sporothrix, Blastomycosis ... Cryptococcus, Blastomycosis ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
Blastomycosis Summary ... • Dimorphic fungus ... • The fungus ... Skin tissue 2) Culture ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
tuberculosis, Blastomycosis ... Pseudomonas FUNGAL ... Lymphadenopathy, CNS ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
• Confirmed by culture ... especially the CNS ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... Diagnosis: • Culture ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases