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Coccidioidomycosis - coccidioides immitis - Fungal Pathology 

Spherules with multiple endospores - coccidioidomycosis

UCSD Internal Medicine @ucsdim

#Coccidioidomycosis
coccidioides immitis - Fungal ... Pathology Spherules ... coccidioides #immitis #Fungal ... #Pathology #clinical ... #microscopy
Common Fungal Pathology 
 • Candida - Small yeast intermingled with pseudohyphae
 • Aspergillosis - Septate
Common Fungal Pathology ... macrophages • Coccidioidomycosis ... #Pathology #clinical ... #microscopy #table ... #atlas #key #comparison
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... Septic Emboli, Fungal ... Infections: TB, NTB, Fungal ... #lesion #pulmonary
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
Important Fungal ... and chitin in fungal ... preparation from culture Pathology ... #microbiology #microscopy ... #fungus #comparison
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tuberculosis • Fungal ... polyangiitis / microscopic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infection: • Fungal ... polyangiitis (GPA) / microscopic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
Coccidioidomycosis ... When symptomatic→ pulmonary ... Asymptomatic nodule/cavity ... Symptomatic chronic cavity ... management #summary #fungal
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Histoplasmosis, Coccidioidomycosis ... Pseudomonas FUNGAL ... fever, cough and cavitary ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary