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Histoplasmosis - Histoplasma capsulatum 
Found in Spelunkers. Caves. Bat and Bird droppings
Distribution: Mississippi and Ohio River
Histoplasmosis - ... Caves. ... River Valleys Clinical ... #Histoplasma #Diagnosis ... #Distribution #Diagnosis
Histoplasmosis - Histoplasma capsulatum - Fungal Pathology 

Small yeast with narrow based budding. Can be grouped
Histoplasmosis - ... Histoplasma capsulatum - Fungal ... UCSD Internal ... Histoplasma #capsulatum #Fungal ... #Pathology #clinical
Common Fungal Pathology 
 • Candida - Small yeast intermingled with pseudohyphae
 • Aspergillosis - Septate
Common Fungal Pathology ... surrounding yeasts • Histoplasmosis ... positive capsules UCSD ... Medicine @ucsdim #Fungal ... #Pathology #clinical
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
inoculation • Clinical ... lung cancer, and histoplasmosis ... blastomycosis • Diagnosis ... #Blastomyces #diagnosis ... management #summary #fungal
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
algorithm • Travel ... the respective fungal ... geography • Travel ... node biopsy • Clinical ... UnknownOrigin #workup #diagnosis
Histoplasmosis (Histoplasma capsulatum): Ohio Valley Disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
Histoplasmosis ( ... , and caves (another ... aerogenic • Clinical ... syphilis’ of the fungal ... management #summary #fungal
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
Rarely dominate the clinical ... Differential Diagnosis ... Mycobacterial diseases • Fungal ... infections (histoplasmosis ... dermatology #rash #diagnosis
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
WHAT ARE THE CLINICAL ... plugs • Low grade ... corticosteroids +/- anti-fungal ... ABPA #pulmonary #diagnosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Mycoses HISTOPLASMOSIS ... conidia → Yeast → travel ... mediastinitis Histoplasmosis ... has five major clinical ... stain of clinical