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Endemic Mycoses Summary
 • Blastomyces dermatitidis
 • Histoplasma capsulatum
 • Coccidioides immitis/posadasii
 • Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

by Tim
Endemic Mycoses ... uw_IMresidency #Mycoses
Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichiosis Infection

Landscaper w/ painless nodular rash of arm present for months wax and wane; diagnosis?
Lymphocutaneous
Lymphocutaneous ... Lymphocutaneous ... IUIDfellowship #Lymphocutaneous
Causes of Diffuse Lung Disease. 
Collagen vascular 
 - Scleroderma 
 - Rheumatoid arthritis 
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mycobacterial - Chronic mycoses
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Cryptococcus, Endemic mycoses
A non-subtle example of true Sezary syndrome.  Patient presented with erythroderma without antecedent history of
antecedent history of mycosis
Trunk / Sacral Skin Ulcers - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplastic
 • Squamous cell carcinoma
 • Basal cell
• Melanoma • Mycosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Mycoses HISTOPLASMOSIS ... sporotrichosis or as lymphocutaneous ... /possible) #Mycoses
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
Most prevalent intramural gastric tumor
Arises from interstitial cells Of (EUS layer 4)
Has higher
> 5 cm OR > 5 mitoses ... > 5 cm AND > 5 mitoses ... > 5 cm AND > 5 mitoses
Mytomes - Segmental Innervation of Muscles
Shoulder	Abduction	C5	Axillary Nerve
Shoulder	Adduction	C6-C8	Thoracodorsal Nerve
Elbow	Flexion	C5	Musculocutaneous Nerve
Elbow	Extension	C7	Radial Nerve
Wrist	Extension	C6	Radial Nerve
Fingers	Flexion	C8	Median Nerve
Fingers	Abduction	T1	Ulnar Nerve
Hip	Flexion	L2	Nerve to Psoas
Hip	Extension	S1	Inferior Gluteal
Mytomes - Segmental ... Tibial Nerve #Mytomes
Nocardiosis - Nocardia spp
Pathogen: Filamentous gram-positive branching rod, grows in acid fast staining and anaerobic conditions
Clinical
Primary cutaneous, Lymphocutaneous