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Aspergillosis - Aspergillus - Fungal Pathology 

Septate hyphae, forms conidial heads - aspergillosis

UCSD Internal Medicine @ucsdim

#aspergillosis
Aspergillosis - ... Aspergillus - Fungal ... UCSD Internal ... #Aspergillus #Fungal ... Pathology #clinical #microscopy
Common Fungal Pathology 
 • Candida - Small yeast intermingled with pseudohyphae
 • Aspergillosis - Septate
Common Fungal Pathology ... pseudohyphae • Aspergillosis ... positive capsules UCSD ... Medicine @ucsdim #Fungal ... Pathology #clinical #microscopy
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis ... Nocardia) - Endemic Fungi ... polyangiitis, microscopic ... Others: - Pulmonary ... abnormalities (Pulmonary
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis ... corticosteroids +/- anti-fungal ... Bronchopulmonary #Aspergillosis ... #ABPA #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... aspergillosis, ... IA #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #fungal
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... Lung Abscess Management ... Prevotella • Fungal ... : - Aspergillosis ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Recent infection • Pulmonary ... infection (NTM) • Fungal ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... aspergillosis, ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Recent infection • Pulmonary ... infection (NTM) • Fungal ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... aspergillosis, ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Diagnosis: • Direct fungal ... flucytosine ASPERGILLOSIS ... resistant) Invasive aspergillosis ... transplant recipients Aspergillosis ... #Diagnosis #Management