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Strongyloides Stercoralis Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle:
1) Rhabditiform larvae in the intestine are excreted in stool. 
2) Development into
Strongyloides Stercoralis ... Strongyloides #stercoralis ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... Penicillium marneffei Parasitic ... Strongyloides stercoralis ... < 200: Pulmonary ... ID_fellows #Pulmonary
Strongyloides Stercoralis on sputum microscopy
As many suggested this was strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome.
Infection is initiated by
on sputum microscopy ... bloodstream to the pulmonary ... Unlike other parasites ... Hyperinfection syndrome is caused ... #sputum #microscopy
Cysticercosis - Taenia solium Life Cycle
1) Eggs or gravid proglottids in feces and passed into environment.
2)
cysticerci. 5) Humans ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... of AFB by smear microscopy ... intervention CMC
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
 •
Septic Embolism • Parasitic ... polyangiitis (GPA) / microscopic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
polyangiitis), MPA (microscopic ... coagulopathy) • CBC ... Goodpasture's cause ... FINDINGS: • U/A: microscopic ... hematuria, RBC casts
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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intracellular parasite ... • Humans are ... • Anorexia, Nausea ... Established via stool microscopy
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Count: Any CD4 ... factor • May cause ... possible in HIV PARASITIC ... Strongyloides stercoralis ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: • CBC ... Coccidioides • Parasite ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary