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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Pleuritic chest pain ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Cryptococcus - Coccidioides ... #differential #causes
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides ... periods after rain ... /storms/earthquakes ... or excavation work ... #fungal
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Inhalation of spores ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... • Serology for Coccidioides ... vagina, fingers, nails ... #Diagnosis #Management