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Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle
1) Eggs containing rhabditiform larvae passed in feces.
2) Rhabditiform larvae hatch in environment.
Strongyloides fuelleborni ... #Strongyloides # ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc
Strongyloides Stercoralis Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle:
1) Rhabditiform larvae in the intestine are excreted in stool. 
2) Development into
Strongyloides Stercoralis ... #Strongyloides # ... stercoralis #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Echinococcus Life Cycle
1) Adult in small intestine eggs
2) Embryonated egg in feces
3) Oncosphere hatches; penetrates intestinal
commonly liver and lung ... Echinococcus #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Intestinal Hookworm Life Cycle
1) Eggs in feces
2) Rhabditiform larva hatches
3) Development to filariform larva in environment
4)
circulation in the lungs ... Intestinal #lifecycle #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Penicillium marneffei Parasitic ... : • CD4 < 200 ... <50), Strongyloides ... failure, COPD, Lung ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis
Ascaris lumbricoides - Ascariasis Life Cycle
1) Adults in small intestine
2) Fertilized egg - Unfertilized egg (will
and migrate to lungs ... Ascariasis #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
 •
Lung Nodule - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Septic Embolism • Parasitic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Loiasis - Loa loa Life Cycle
1) Fly (genus Chrysops) takes a meal (L3 larvae enter bite
blood and in the lungs ... Loaloa #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... lesions • 80% with lung ... • Nocardia • Parasitic ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #radiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Coccidioides • Parasite ... #differential #causes