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Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
Concurrent Brain ... ) • Fungi: Aspergillus ... Mucormycosis, Cryptococcus ... febrilepodcast #Brain ... #Differential #
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
Concurrent Brain ... ) • Fungi: Aspergillus ... Mucormycosis, Cryptococcus ... febrilepodcast #Brain ... #Differential #
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Negative Abscess - Differential ... negative culture Brain ... , Cryptococcus, ... nocardia - Fungal: Cryptococcus ... Coccidiomycosis, Cryptococcus
Differential Diagnosis for Concurrent Brain and Lung Infections
 • Bacteria: Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae
Differential Diagnosis ... for Concurrent ... Brain and Lung Infections ... Mucormycosis, Cryptococcus ... #Differential #
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus ... - Negative: Cryptococcus ... Paecilomyces, Cryptococcus ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... decreased with: concurrent
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
histoplasmosis, cryptococcus ... , and aspergillus ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #differential #
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Fungal: Candida, Cryptococcus ... Neoformans, Aspergillus ... Renal #Transplant #differential ... #blood #urine #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... Dermatitidis - Cryptococcus ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Fluconazole CRYPTOCOCCUS ... level, presence of cryptococcal ... CSF and serum Cryptococcal ... ASPERGILLOSIS • Aspergillus ... • Sinusitis • Brain
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Tropheryma Whipplei • Aspergillus ... • Cryptococcus ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management