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Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces ... inoculation • Clinical ... Blastomycosis #Blastomyces ... #diagnosis #management ... #summary #fungal
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
Blastomycosis - Blastomyces dermatitidis - Fungal Pathology 

Round, double refractile wall, single broad based bud -
Blastomycosis - Blastomyces ... dermatitidis - Fungal ... Blastomycosis UCSD ... #dermatitidis #Fungal ... #Pathology #clinical
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
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
Descriptions of Endemic Fungal ... Consistent with Blastomyces ... Coccidioides spp; however Blastomyces ... yeasts #pathology #clinical ... #differential #diagnosis
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Fungal Biomarkers ... Cryptococcus, Mucorales, Blastomyces ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... , Histoplasma, Blastomyces ... Galactomannan #diagnosis
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
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Weil disease) • Fungal ... , Actinomyces, Blastomyces ... polymyositis, myasthenia gravis ... #differential #diagnosis