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Cryptococcus neoformans - One Page Diagnosis and Management Summary

Dr. Lizzy Hastie @LizzyHastie

#Cryptococcus #neoformans #Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Cryptococcus neoformans ... @LizzyHastie #Cryptococcus ... #neoformans #Diagnosis
Cryptococcus neoformans Meningoencephalitis- The opening pressure on lumbar puncture was 29 cm of water (reference range,
Cryptococcus neoformans ... The cryptococcal ... CSF culture grew Cryptococcus ... neoformans. ... #neoformans #meningoencephalitis
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Coccidioides spp., Cryptococcus ... neoformans, Toxoplasma ... M.tuberculosis, C.neoformans ... tuberculosis, C.neoformans
Cryptococcosis - Cryptococcus Neoformans - Fungal Pathology 

Narrow- budding yeast with mucicarmine positive capsules — cryptococcus
Cryptococcosis - Cryptococcus ... Neoformans - Fungal ... positive capsules — cryptococcus ... neoformans UCSD ... Cryptococcosis #Neoformans
CT vs T1 MRI
CT Head:
 - Bones are white
 - Fat is Dark & Scalp fat
CT vs T1 MRI CT ... not apparent T1 MRI ... Brain: - Bones ... drdevrad #CT #T1 #MRI ... neurology #radiology #brain
Cryptococcus neoformans on Microscopy
- round, budding, variable sizes

Rich Davis, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS @richdavisphd

#Cryptococcus neoformans #clinical #microscopy
Cryptococcus neoformans ... richdavisphd #Cryptococcus ... neoformans #clinical
Differential diagnosis for toxic/metabolic encephalopathies - Patterns on Brain Imaging

Cynthia Czawlytko, MD @drcyncity

#Differential #diagnosis #encephalopathies #encephalopathy
- Patterns on Brain ... encephalopathy #Brain ... imaging #patterns #MRI
Spectrum of activity for systemic antifungal agents
Antifungals: 5FC, flucytosine; AMB, amphotericin B; ANI, anidulafungin; CAS, caspofungin;
Aspergillus fumigatus, Cryptococcus ... neoformans, Mucorales
MRI Brain Sequence Comparison: T1 vs T2 vs FLAIR
T1:
 - CSF is Dark
 - Grey Matter
MRI Brain Sequence ... T1 #T2 #FLAIR #MRI ... #Brain #Comparison
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Compatible syndrome + MRI ... histoplasmosis, cryptococcus ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain