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IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 •
IgG4-Related Disease ... Clinical history ... head and neck, pancreas ... biliary, renal, lung ... concentration PET-CT
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
: Clinical Manifestations ... Disease: • Clinical ... Imaging, high res CT ... diagnosis • Microbiologic ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Pre-existing valvular disease ... Congenital heart disease ... verrucous) • Lung ... , Pancreas, Gastric ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Diagnosis Framework Disease ... angioinvasive disease ... • CT: Halo sign ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Endocarditis - Overview ... , verrucous) - Lung ... , Pancreas, Gastric ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Lung- ...Physical examination revealed decreased air entry in the base of the
Carcinoma of the Lung ... base of the right lung ... indicated stage IV disease ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
yeast • At risk: AIDS ... change in the lungs ... arthritis, and endocarditis ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
Capnocytophaga
GNR with long fusiform shape.  Fastidious facultative anaerobe that grows slowly and needs enriched agar
C.
Capnocytophaga GNR with long ... cause of severe disease ... cats) Classic clinical ... febrilepodcast] #InfectiousDiseases ... Diagnosis #Cats #Dogs #Microbiology
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Coccidioidomycosis due to Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides
for disseminated disease ... Diabetes • HIV and AIDS ... spherules in the lungs ... TREATMENT: Clinically ... Diagnosis #Management #infectiousdiseases