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Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Invasive Aspergillus ... Most invasive infections ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... Diseases Fellows ... #Diagnosis #Management
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
fungal infection ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... disease - Sensitivity ... Galactomannan #diagnosis
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... • Symptoms and signs ... Infections: - ... Coccidioides, Aspergillus ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... Pseudomonas FUNGAL ... since cART) Aspergillus ... • CT: Halo sign ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... • Bilateral signs ... : - Multiple sclerosis ... #management #neurology ... #differential
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Pericarditis • Sclerosing ... ASPERGILLOSIS • Aspergillus ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Fungal #Diagnosis ... #Management #Infections