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Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Fungal Biomarkers ... dermatophytes, Coccidioides ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... colonization vs invasive disease ... - Frozen ice-pops
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... infections are caused ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... vori Infectious Diseases ... #treatment #fungal
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Lung ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Cryptococcus - Coccidioides
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
- Summary Sheet ... - Sporadic cases ... inoculation • Clinical ... Diagnosis • Management ... #summary #fungal
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides ... Valley Fever - Summary ... • Clinical presentation ... Diagnosis • Management ... #summary #fungal
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... hematogenous spread - Fungal ... dermatitidis, Coccidioides ... , Aspergillus 3 ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary ... Diagnosis: • Based on clinical ... More likely to cause ... Symptomatic treatment Of ocular ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Diagnosis Framework Disease ... Pseudomonas FUNGAL ... since cART) Aspergillus ... angioinvasive disease ... : Halo sign Coccidioides
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary ... exclude other causes ... Valvular heart disease ... remains unknown • Final ... support for patients clinically
Histoplasmosis (Histoplasma capsulatum): Ohio Valley Disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
): Ohio Valley Disease ... - Summary Sheet ... , and caves (another ... aerogenic • Clinical ... #summary #fungal