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#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Cryptococcus #cryptococcosis
#Microbiology #Micro ... cryptococcosis #fungi ... #fungal #clinical
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... Crohns, Bechet's Micro ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
ß-D-glucan: • Most fungi ... Glucan-containing gauzes ... inconsistently in other fungi ... InfectiousDiseases #Diagnosis #Fungus ... #Fungi #Fungal
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... antibiotics as a cause ... Mycobacteria - Fungal ... Mycobacteria - Fungal ... Mycobacteria - Fungal
Preseptal Cellulitis vs Orbital Cellulitis
Preseptal Cellulitis
 • Unlikely to have complications
 • Due to external source
sinusitis • Same micro ... cellulitis plus fungal
Tree in Bud Sign
The Tree-in-Bud sign represents Endobronchial spread in a linear branching pattern and centrilobular
It is caused by ... actually seen in all causes ... bacterial/viral/fungal ... pneumonia, congenital causes ... diagnosis #clinical #radiology
Major Brain Complications of Endocarditis
Abscess:
 • May be macro or micro and occur at site of
Abscess: • May be macro ... or micro and occur ... Ischemic stroke caused ... neudrawlogy and Casey
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Coxiella burnetii • Fungal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
changes in size (micro ... (Many causes!) ... * (most common cause
Causes of MINOCA: Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries
Ischemia: 
 • Coronary thrombosis & rapid clot
Causes of MINOCA ... clot lysis • Micro ... and macro emboli ... BrighamChiefs #MINOCA #Causes ... differential #workup #cardiology