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Pulmonary Aspergillosis
Main Culprits: Aspergillus fumigatus, Less commonly: Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus terreus
Diagnosis: Characteristic imaging + symptoms +
Pulmonary Aspergillosis ... Acute - Invasive Aspergillosis ... Chronic Necrotizing Aspergillosis ... cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis ... DBouhassiraMD - iMED
IDSA Aspergillosis Treatment
 • Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA)
 • CNS aspergillosis
 • Cardiac Aspergillus infection
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IDSA Aspergillosis ... Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis ... (IPA) • CNS aspergillosis ... ID_fellows #Invasive #Aspergillosis
Clinical spectrum of aspergillosis

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong 

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Aspergillus #Aspergillosis #IA
Clinical spectrum of aspergillosis ... #Aspergillus #Aspergillosis
Summary of Recommendations for the Treatment of Aspergillosis - IDSA Guidelines
 - Invasive syndromes of Aspergillus
the Treatment of Aspergillosis ... Aspergillus #Aspergillosis
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
Bacterial pneumonia - Aspergillosis ... Actinomyces - Aspergillosis ... Bacterial pneumonia - Aspergillosis
On the left we see a chest film with a typical finger-in-glove shadow.
The HRCT shows focal
bronchopulmonary aspergillosis ... ABPA #Allergic #Aspergillosis
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
studied for candida, aspergillosis ... diagnosing invasive aspergillosis
Halo Sign on Chest CT
 • SPN or mass surrounded by a circumferential GGO
 • DDx:
invasive pulm aspergillosis
LAD
IWMI
LAHB
RAD
[PHB
RVH
Lateral wall infarct
Lead reversal
Dextrocardia
Wide ORS
RBBB - terminal delay
[BBB
IVED
WPW = delta wave
Hyperkalemia
Type l antiarrhythmic drugs
Pacemaker
ST elevation
Early repolarization
terminal delay [BBB IVED ... WideQRS #RBBB #LBBB #IVED ... IVHwithStrain #RBBB #RSratioVisI
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Airways: 
 • Bronchitis
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Malignancy: Primary bronchogenic CA, Endobronchial
Lung abscess, Aspergillosis