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Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
Chicago disease - Summary ... inoculation • Clinical ... presentation of TB, lung ... Diagnosis • Management ... #summary #fungal
Differential Diagnosis for Concurrent Brain and Lung Infections
 • Bacteria: Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae
Concurrent Brain and Lung ... Infections • Bacteria ... Toxoplasmosis • Fungi ... Histoplasmosis, Blastomycosis ... ID_fellows #Brain #Lung
Disseminated Cutaneous Blastomycosis- A fungal culture of skin tissue was negative; however, a skin biopsy showed
Disseminated Cutaneous Blastomycosis ... - A fungal culture ... pyogranulomatous fungal ... infection of Blastomyces ... #clinical #photo
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
Concurrent Brain and Lung ... ) • Fungi: Aspergillus ... Histoplasmosis, Blastomycosis ... febrilepodcast #Brain #Lung ... #Infections #Concurrent
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
Concurrent Brain and Lung ... ) • Fungi: Aspergillus ... Histoplasmosis, Blastomycosis ... febrilepodcast #Brain #Lung ... #Infections #Concurrent
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 ... surfaces - Infections ... closely related fungi
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... stain of clinical ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... #Diagnosis #Management
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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throughout the lungs ... Opacities: • Infectious ... - Endemic fungi ... Nocardia, zoonotic infections ... pulmonary #CXR #clinical
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Summary Lung ... polymicrobial infection ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Prevotella • Fungal
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... (NTM) • Fungal ... • Progressive lung ... characteristic features Clinical ... TB #Diagnosis #Management