7 results
Liver Abscess
•	Pyogenic abscess, accounts for 80% of abscess.
•	Amebic abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, accounts for 10%.
•	Fungal
Liver Abscess • ... • Fungal abscess ... 50% of solitary liver ... in the right Liver ... #liverabscess #liver
Amebic Liver Abscess- ...Computed tomography of the abdomen performed after the administration of contrast material revealed
Amebic Liver Abscess ... lesion in the liver ... #NEJM #amebic #liver ... #abscess #clinical ... #radiology #CT
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... : • 80% have fever ... decubitus - air fluid level ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Parasite: - Entamoeba
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
within one week to assess ... or TEE unless clinical ... Consider: Spine, CNS, liver ... #candidiasis #treatment ... #fungal #fungemia
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Salmonella typhi • Entamoeba ... (Mycobacteria abscessus ... mandrillaris • Fungi ... is biphasic • Clinical ... Meningitis - Liver
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
, and multiple liver ... formation of multiple abscesses ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... Mississippi and Ohio River ... stain of clinical ... normal glucose level ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess