3326 results
Fungal biomarkers
Beta-d-glucan
Aspergillus galactomannan

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential #Ddx
biomarkers Beta-d-glucan ... ID #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Differential
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan ... Galactomannan Beta-D-Glucan ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... colonization vs invasive disease
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... fraction < 20% Differential ... cancers • Systemic diseases ... autoinflammatory diseases ... Prunelle Getten
Lower Extremity Nerve Pathologies 

 • Obturator
 • Femoral
 • Common Peroneal
 • Tibial
 • Superior
Tibial • Superior Gluteal ... • Inferior Gluteal ... #Pathologies #differential
Patterns of Diseases on MRI FLAIR - Differential Diagnosis
ADEM, Adreno-leukodystrophy, CADASIL, CNS, Lymphoma, High-Grade Glioma, HIV
Patterns of Diseases ... on MRI FLAIR - Differential ... Vessel Ischemic Disease ... FLAIR #Patterns #Diseases ... #MRI #Differential
Diagnostic Schema for Hyperferritinemia

Pearl: Diseases associated with extreme elevations: 
1. HLH 
2. Still's disease 
3. Systemic
Hyperferritinemia Pearl: Diseases ... Still's disease ... Hyperferritinemia #Algorithm #Differential
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary disease in HIV-infected patients

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase

#ID  #Infectious
appearances of pulmonary disease ... ID #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Differential
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
 -
reaction - Atopic disease ... lymphomas, Hodgkin disease ... , IgG4-related disease ... inflammatory bowel diseases ... hypereosinophilia #HE #Differential
Lysosomal Storage Disorders

Mucolipidoses
 • I-Cell Disease

Mucopolysaccharidoses
 • Hurler
 • Hunter

Sphingolipidoses
 • Tay Sachs
 • Fabry
 •
Mucolipidoses • I-Cell Disease ... Storage #Disorders #Diseases ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #differential
Prevalent nutritional deficits during restrictive diets:
- Gluten-Free, Vegan, Low-Carb, Paleo

#nutritional #deficits #diets #deficiencies #deficiency #diagnosis #Vitamin
restrictive diets: - Gluten-Free