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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Aeruginosa - Strep ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Cryptococcus - Coccidioides ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... change in the lungs ... • Serology for Coccidioides ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
effects in the treatment ... hallucinations, rashes/long-term ... Coccidioidomycosis #coccidioides ... #antifungals #comparison ... #table #pharmacology
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Coccidioidomycosis due to Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides
valley fever, is a fungal ... spherules in the lungs ... TREATMENT: Clinically ... stable patients ... Diagnosis #Management #infectiousdiseases