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Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
Mississippi river valleys ... - Sporadic cases ... blastomycosis • Diagnosis ... #Blastomyces #diagnosis ... management #summary #fungal
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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encephalitis, West ... , CMV, VZV) - Rabies ... - Influenza A FUNGAL ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Neurology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
and Ohio River valleys ... extrapulmonary disease ... or meningitic disease ... , ocular, or disseminated ... 40% Invasive Disease
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... tract, and often causes ... disease, and ocular ... Syndrome: - Ocular ... retinopathy Lab Tests
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... interstitial lung disease ... appreciate on a cest ... seen and in many cases ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
infections are caused ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... neutropenia (performs best ... vori Infectious Diseases ... Management #treatment #fungal
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Disease ... Pseudomonas FUNGAL ... angioinvasive disease ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
chondritis • Ocular ... ○ Syphilis ○ Fungal ... /EGPA • RA Diagnosis ... : • Clinical tests ... #rheumatology #diagnosis