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Morphology and Descriptions of Fungal Infections with Hyphae or Pseudohyphae in Tissues
Yeasts with Pseudohyphae: 
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Morphology and Descriptions ... #microbiology # ... differential #diagnosis ... #morphology #septae ... septations #pathology #atlas
Morphology of Fungal Infections in Tissues
Fungal infections with hyphae or pseudohyphae in tissues:
 • Yeasts with
Morphology of Fungal ... febrilepodcast #Morphology ... yeast #hyphae #microbiology ... #differential #diagnosis ... #atlas #infectiousdiseases
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
Morphology and Descriptions ... Cryptococcus, and Aspergillus ... #microbiology # ... differential #diagnosis ... #atlas
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
Morphology and Descriptions ... Cryptococcus, and Aspergillus ... pathology #clinical #atlas ... #fungi #microbiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
infections are caused ... immunosuppression (eg ... Non-pigmented (hyaline ... sometimes have this morphology ... Management #treatment #fungal
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
Syndrome What? ... (Many causes!) ... * (most common cause ... #Wonderland #Syndrome ... #diagnosis #neurology
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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- Influenza A FUNGAL ... - Aspergillus ... - Bickerstaff syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Neurology
Urine Microscopy - Casts
Acellular Casts
 • Hyaline Casts - Consists of only precipitated Tamm-Horsfell protein without
Hyaline Casts ... suggestive of nephrotic sydnrome ... colored compounds (e.g ... Urine #Microscopy #nephrology ... interpretation #diagnosis
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
but important causes ... (Aspergillus, Candida ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... special stains (e.g
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Hypercoagulable (APLAS ... ) Microbiology ... Tropheryma Whipplei • Aspergillus ... Septic Emboli Cause ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG