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Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
Blastomycosis Summary ... ): Presents as prostatitis ... TheIDtrivia #Blastomycosis
Emphysematous Prostatitis - Radiography of the kidney, ureter, and bladder showed an atypical focus of gas
Emphysematous Prostatitis ... emphysematous prostatitis ... Emphysematous #Prostatitis
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces ... Acute pulmonary blastomycosis ... Chronic pulmonary blastomycosis ... involvement in blastomycosis ... FatimaAlDee #Blastomycosis
Ulcerative Blastomycosis Skin Lesion
57 asymptomatic M from Indiana nonpruritic, painless, progressive skin lesion lower back x
Ulcerative Blastomycosis ... Blastomycosis +biopsy ... /itraconazole Blastomycosis ... #Ulcerative #Blastomycosis
Fungal Infections - Geographic Distributions
Blastomycosis
Coccidioidomycosis
Histoplasmosis
Cryptococcus gattii

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Distributions Blastomycosis
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
endometriosis, PID, prostatitis
Common Infections in a Hospitalized Patient - GRUBS-C Mnemonic

G - GI (-itis): Cholecystitis, Pancreatitis, Peritonitis, Appendicitis,
Urethritis, Cystitis, Prostatitis
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Cryptococcus, Sporothrix, Blastomycosis ... Cryptococcus, Blastomycosis
Lower Urinary Tract Infections: Complications
 - Infection damages the urinary tract epithelium causing fibroblast proliferation and
prostatic ducts -> Prostatitis
Increased Urinary Frequency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Non-increased urine volume (<2mL/min), Rule out polyuria
Extrinsic to Urinary Tract:
hyperplasia • Prostatitis