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Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
are caused by members ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS ... , Endocarditis, ... #infectiousdiseases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
antimicrobials, clinical ... but important causes ... (Aspergillus, Candida ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Overview Myasthenia ... life-threatening Differential ... Clinical DX: - ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection ... #neurology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Endocarditis - Overview ... Tropheryma Whipplei • Aspergillus ... Glomerulonephritis DDX ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
MC: CNS CSF: • ... ASPERGILLOSIS • Aspergillus ... arthritis, and endocarditis ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Fungal #Diagnosis