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Onychomycosis: Chronic fungal toenail infection causing deformity and discoloration.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD Catalog of Clinical
Onychomycosis: Chronic ... fungal toenail ... infection causing ... #Photo #Foot #Toes ... #Fungal #UCSDH
Onychomycosis: Chronic fungal infection causing discoloration and deformity of nails.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD Catalog of
Onychomycosis: Chronic ... fungal infection ... #Photo #Foot #Toes ... #Onychomycosis ... #Fungal #UCSDH
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
- Differential ... include: bacteria, fungi ... • Chlorella Fungi ... Soil-related endemic fungi ... cause primary pulmonary
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
- Differential ... Waterborne filamentous fungi ... Blooms (HABs) • Fungi ... mandrillaris • Fungi ... is biphasic • Clinical
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
 •
Opacities: • Infectious ... - Endemic fungi ... Nocardia, zoonotic infections ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
fastidious bacteria or fungi ... antimicrobials, clinical ... but important causes ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... bacteria) and 18S ( fungi
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
component of many fungi ... infection (IFI) ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... not differentiate ... closely related fungi
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... are caused by members ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... #treatment #fungal
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
component of many fungi ... surfaces, Albumin, Infections ... Detection in BAL does ... not differentiate ... closely related fungi
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... causes #management