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Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Coxiella burnetii • Fungal ... , Aspergillus, Blastomyces ... - Metastatic: Lung ... Cancer, Breast
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces ... - Sporadic cases ... presentation of TB, lung ... cancer, and histoplasmosis ... management #summary #fungal
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... foreign body, cancer ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Aspergillosis - Blastomyces ... #differential #causes
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
metastasis of lung ... Lung cancer 36% ... (10%–12%) & hematologic ... (>1/2 melanoma cases ... echocardiogram #pocus
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
duration is 6 to 12 ... or serology for Blastomyces ... fumigatus, A. flavus ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs