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Blastomycosis - Blastomyces dermatitidis - Fungal Pathology 

Round, double refractile wall, single broad based bud -
Blastomyces dermatitidis ... - Fungal Pathology ... UCSD Internal ... #Fungal #Pathology ... #clinical #microscopy
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces ... Diagnosis • Management ... #Blastomyces #diagnosis ... #management #summary ... #fungal
Common Fungal Pathology 
 • Candida - Small yeast intermingled with pseudohyphae
 • Aspergillosis - Septate
Common Fungal Pathology ... endospores • Blastomycosis ... 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,
Nocardia) - Endemic Fungi ... Histoplasmosis, blastomycosis ... polyangiitis, microscopic ... Others: - Pulmonary ... abnormalities (Pulmonary
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
isavuconazole BLASTOMYCOSIS ... meningitic disease Blastomycosis ... or serology for Blastomyces ... antigen testing Blastomycosis ... #Diagnosis #Management
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
Blastomycosis Summary ... or Blastomyces ... • The fungus ... The Disease: • Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

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