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Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
infections are caused ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... Endocarditis, Cutaneous ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... osteomyelitis or skin ... fungal stain of clinical ... Mouth, throat, skin ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Disease: Clinical ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... Lung Disease: • Clinical ... #infectiousdiseases
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... Lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... cavitating pneumonia, skin
Cutaneous Mucormycosis Eschar
30 M HIV cd4 10 VL 30k traumatic injury of arm few months ago
Diagnosis? ... mucor cases may ... steroid use Dx: skin ... #dermatology #skin ... #clinical #photo
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
- Differential Diagnosis ... Blooms (HABs) Skin ... filamentous fungi - Cutaneous ... is biphasic • Clinical ... #InfectiousDiseases
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... salivary ducts Clinical ... Disease: • 10%-15% Pulmonary ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... ) • Cutaneous vasculitis