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By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Cryptococcus #cryptococcosis
febrilepodcast] #ID #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Microbiology ... cryptococcosis #fungi ... #fungal #clinical
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
of Skin + Eye infections ... VZV, CMV, HIV • Fungal ... #eye #ocular #dermatology ... #InfectiousDiseases ... Diagnosis #viral #fungal
Tinea Versicolor: Scaly well demarcated patches caused by fungal skin infection.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD Catalog
patches caused by fungal ... skin infection. ... UCSD Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
response to a fungal ... ringworm infection ... mentagrophytes) Clinical ... Griseofulvin #Kerion #Dermatology
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Waterborne filamentous fungi ... Blooms (HABs) • Fungi ... mandrillaris • Fungi ... is biphasic • Clinical ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
Approach to the Infectious ... that define the clinical ... e.g. brain and lung ... febrilepodcast@gmail.com #InfectiousDiseases
Cutaneous sporotrichosis (also known as “rose gardener's disease”) is an infection caused by a fungus called
disease”) is an infection ... caused by a fungus ... Sporotrichosis #Sporothrix #fungal ... #clinical #photo ... #PrimaryCare #InfectiousDisease
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Most invasive infections ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... , Disseminated infection ... Management #treatment #fungal ... #infectiousdiseases
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Fungal Biomarkers ... infection (IFI) ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... surfaces - Infections ... Clav (may be + as long
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... • Chronic lung ... disease • Infectious ... lymphocytic interstitial lung ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology