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Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
acute respiratory symptoms ... : • Direct fungal ... arthroconidia; the fungus ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Fungal #Diagnosis
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
ARDS to explain symptoms ... : 33% • Treatment ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... this morphology Treatment ... #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... : >3 symptoms, or ... Renal Failure Treatment ... #management #hematology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... ) on room air Treatment ... resolution of symptoms ... #management #treatment ... #hepatology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Hematologic malignancy ... gastrointestinal symptoms ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... • Clinical (Symptoms ... #infectiousdiseases
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
> 4 days → add fungal ... syndrome): - Hematologic ... → no immediate treatment ... renal failure, pulmonary ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pseudomonas FUNGAL ... Constitutional symptoms ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #infectiousdiseases
Acute Recurrent Pericarditis
= recurrence of Acute Pericarditis (AP) after free interval >4-6 weeks without symptoms, >1/4
weeks without symptoms ... : pulmonary manifestations ... #Pericarditis #diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #rheumatology #
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Sources: 
 • Landscaping, Christmas tree farming, Rose
Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis ... • Pulmonary Sporotrichosis ... - Symptoms, CXR ... #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #management