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Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
Important Fungal ... and chitin in fungal ... visualization of fungal ... #microbiology #microscopy ... #fungus #comparison
Common Fungal Pathology 
 • Candida - Small yeast intermingled with pseudohyphae
 • Aspergillosis - Septate
Common Fungal Pathology ... positive capsules UCSD ... Medicine @ucsdim #Fungal ... Pathology #clinical #microscopy ... table #atlas #key #comparison
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
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Bronchiectasis • Pulmonary ... Tuberculosis • Fungal ... Malignancy Pulmonary ... polyangiitis / microscopic ... Vascular • Pulmonary
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
Nocardia) - Endemic Fungi ... polyangiitis, microscopic ... Others: - Pulmonary ... abnormalities (Pulmonary ... Pneumonia #diagnosis #pulmonary
Candida - Fungal Pathology 

Small yeast intermingled with pseudohyphae - candida

UCSD Internal Medicine @ucsdim

#candida #Candidiasis #Fungal
Candida - Fungal ... pseudohyphae - candida UCSD ... #Candidiasis #Fungal ... Pathology #clinical #microscopy
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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Infection: • Fungal ... polyangiitis (GPA) / microscopic ... Algorithm #Causes #Pulmonary
Aspergillosis - Aspergillus - Fungal Pathology 

Septate hyphae, forms conidial heads - aspergillosis

UCSD Internal Medicine @ucsdim

#aspergillosis
Aspergillus - Fungal ... aspergillosis UCSD ... #Aspergillus #Fungal ... Pathology #clinical #microscopy
Coccidioidomycosis - coccidioides immitis - Fungal Pathology 

Spherules with multiple endospores - coccidioidomycosis

UCSD Internal Medicine @ucsdim

#Coccidioidomycosis
coccidioides immitis - Fungal ... coccidioidomycosis UCSD ... coccidioides #immitis #Fungal ... Pathology #clinical #microscopy
Mucorales (Mucormycosis) - Fungal Pathology 

Ribbon-like hyphae with right angle branching, rare septations — mucorales

UCSD Internal
Mucormycosis) - Fungal ... — mucorales UCSD ... #Mucormycosis #Fungal ... Pathology #clinical #microscopy
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Infectious (Variable) - Fungal ... Lung #Diseases #pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #comparison