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Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Invasive fungal ... Aspergillus, Mucorales ... #Invasive #Fungal
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
Important Fungal ... and chitin in fungal ... visualization of fungal ... Aspergillus spp. and the Mucorales ... #Fungal #Stains
Morphology and Descriptions of Fungal Infections with Hyphae or Pseudohyphae in Tissues
Yeasts with Pseudohyphae: 
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Descriptions of Fungal ... other hyaline fungi ... Mucorales genera ... Consistent with Mucorales ... #fungi #infections
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... Acute Infections: Lung ... Septic Emboli, Fungal ... Infections: TB, NTB, Fungal ... #Cavitary #Lung
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Fungal Biomarkers ... component of many fungi ... Cryptococcus, Mucorales ... - Negative: Mucorales ... Clav (may be + as long
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
> 200: Endemic fungi ... failure, COPD, Lung ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... Blood and sputum cx ... (Bacterial, Fungal
Mucorales (Mucormycosis) - Fungal Pathology 

Ribbon-like hyphae with right angle branching, rare septations — mucorales

UCSD Internal
Mucorales (Mucormycosis ... ) - Fungal Pathology ... rare septations — mucorales ... Medicine @ucsdim #mucorales ... #Mucormycosis #Fungal
Common Fungal Pathology 
 • Candida - Small yeast intermingled with pseudohyphae
 • Aspergillosis - Septate
Common Fungal Pathology ... conidial heads • Mucorales ... Medicine @ucsdim #Fungal
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
Descriptions of Endemic Fungal ... other hyaline fungi ... Mucorales genera ... Consistent with Mucorales ... #fungi #infections
Lung Nodules - Differential Diagnosis by Distribution
 • Centrilobular: Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, RB-ILD, Pneumoconiosis, Infectious Bronchiolitis, Vasculitis,
Lung Nodules - Differential ... Infectious (viral, TB, fungal ... BrighamChiefs #Lung