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Majocchi’s Granuloma due to Trichophyton rubrum 
This is GMS stain and culture of a skin biopsy
Histopath shows fungal ... Treatment: Itraconazole ... : terbinafine, Itraconazole ... Majocchi granuloma Treatment ... : Terbinafine, Itraconazole
Pulmonary Histoplasmosis
Quick Facts on Histoplasma capsulatum:
 • Dimorphic fungi, in yeast phase within the body
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• Dimorphic fungi ... common endemic fungal ... Serology, PCR Treatment ... with azole - Itraconazole ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
pulmonary disease: no treatment ... nodule/cavity: no treatment ... cavity: fluconazole/itraconazole ... management #summary #fungal
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
: • Itraconazole ... Diagnosis: • Direct fungal ... : • Itraconazole ... arthroconidia; the fungus ... InfectiousDiseases #Fungal
Overview of Invasive Fungal Infections and Treatment - Yeasts and Dimorphic Fungi

 - @IDAGRAM

#Yeasts #Fungal #Invasive
Overview of Invasive Fungal ... Infections and Treatment ... and Dimorphic Fungi ... Infections #Algorithm #Treatment ... #Microbiology #Fungi
Antifungal Azoles - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism:  inhibit ergosterol synthesis (important component of fungal cell membranes)
important component of fungal ... Itraconazole has ... Itraconazole(PO ... #Fluconazole #Itraconazole
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
Important Fungal ... and chitin in fungal ... visualization of fungal ... cell response to fungi ... #Fungal #Stains
Antifungal Coverage Activity Antibiogram 

Spectrum of action of systemic antifungal agents. Solid blocks represent species in
lines indicate fungal ... fluconazole; ITRA = itraconazole
Fungal biomarkers
Beta-d-glucan
Aspergillus galactomannan

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential #Ddx
Fungal biomarkers ... Ddx #Diagnosis #Fungal ... #Fungi #BDG #BDGlucan
Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Invasive fungal ... Tools, First-Line Treatment ... #Invasive #Fungal