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Fungal Infections - Geographic Distributions
Blastomycosis
Coccidioidomycosis
Histoplasmosis
Cryptococcus gattii

- BWH Medicine Chiefs @BrighamChiefs

#Fungal #Infections #Geographic #Distributions #map #geography
Histoplasmosis Cryptococcus ... gattii - BWH
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
polysaccharide capsule of Cryptococcus ... detection for cryptococcal ... mucopolysaccharide capsule of Cryptococcus ... cell walls of Cyptococcus ... fungi #fungus #comparison
Cryptococcus vs Blastomyces
C.neoformans - C.gattii - Blastomyces dermatitidis

Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong

#Cryptococcus #Blastomyces #comparison #pathology #microscopy #diagnosis
Cryptococcus vs ... C.neoformans - C.gattii ... Dong @swinndong #Cryptococcus ... #Blastomyces #comparison
Fungal Pneumonias - Diagnosis Comparison Table
 • Aspergillus
 • Blastomyces
 • Candida
 • Coccidioides
 • Cryptococcus
Pneumonias - Diagnosis Comparison ... Coccidioides • Cryptococcus ... Pneumonias #Diagnosis #Comparison
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Cryptococcus #cryptococcosis
Microbiology #Micro #Cryptococcus ... fungal #neoformans #gattii
Posterior chamber pathology comparison on Ocular POCUS:
- vitreous hemorrhage
- vitreous detachment
- retinal detachment

#Posterior #chamber #pathology #Ocular
chamber pathology comparison ... on Ocular POCUS ... pathology #Ocular #POCUS ... Detachment #Hemorrhage #Comparison
Fungal Biomarkers: Comparing Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
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Paecilomyces, Cryptococcus ... Galactomannan #diagnosis #comparison
Pneumonia on Chest Xray and POCUS

Extensive pneumonia in lower left lobe (red arrow). 
POCUS: Dynamic air
Chest Xray and POCUS ... POCUS: Dynamic air ... AirBronchogram #POCUS ... #CXR #Comparison
Barcode Sign in Pneumothorax on POCUS - M-Mode

seashore sign: normal lung sliding

barcode/stratosphere sign: pneumothorax 

#Pneumothorax #Barcode
Pneumothorax on POCUS ... Barcode #Sign #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Comparison
POCUS appearance of Pleural thickening at right base. (patient was referred as possible pleural effusion, referral
POCUS appearance ... Pleural #Thickening #POCUS ... #Clinical #Comparison