18 results
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
preparation from culture Pathology ... polysaccharide capsule of Cryptococcus ... mucopolysaccharide capsule of Cryptococcus ... #microbiology #microscopy ... #fungus #comparison
Fungal Pneumonias - Diagnosis Comparison Table
 • Aspergillus
 • Blastomyces
 • Candida
 • Coccidioides
 • Cryptococcus
Fungal Pneumonias ... - Diagnosis Comparison ... Coccidioides • Cryptococcus ... TheIDtrivia #Fungal ... infectiousdiseases #pathology
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
: Aspergillus, Cryptococcus ... : Cryptococcus, ... Blastomycosis - Parasite ... Nocardia - No Cell ... Kidneys: - No Cell
Comparison of basophils and mast cells (in bone marrow).

#Basophils #MastCells #Pathology #Marrow #Smear #Microscopy #Comparison #Table
Comparison of basophils ... and mast cells ... Basophils #MastCells #Pathology ... Marrow #Smear #Microscopy ... #Comparison #Table
Common Fungal Pathology 
 • Candida - Small yeast intermingled with pseudohyphae
 • Aspergillosis - Septate
Common Fungal Pathology ... broad based bud • Cryptococcus ... #Pathology #clinical ... #microscopy #table ... #atlas #key #comparison
Cryptococcosis - Cryptococcus Neoformans - Fungal Pathology 

Narrow- budding yeast with mucicarmine positive capsules — cryptococcus
Neoformans - Fungal ... Pathology Narrow ... Cryptococcosis #Neoformans #Fungal ... #Pathology #clinical ... #microscopy #yeast
Fungal Biomarkers: Comparing Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 •
Fungal Biomarkers ... Polysaccharide cell ... of Aspergillus cell ... Paecilomyces, Cryptococcus ... Galactomannan #diagnosis #comparison
Cryptococcus vs Blastomyces
C.neoformans - C.gattii - Blastomyces dermatitidis

Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong

#Cryptococcus #Blastomyces #comparison #pathology #microscopy #diagnosis
Cryptococcus vs ... Dong @swinndong #Cryptococcus ... #Blastomyces #comparison ... #pathology #microscopy
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Lymphadenitis: 

Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic fungal infection rare in the US, but endemic in
is a systemic fungal ... Lymph Nodes, and lungs ... seen within giant cells ... Lymphadenitis #Pathology ... LymphNode #Clinical #Microscopy
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Viral (EBV) • Parasitic ... • Fungal Congestive ... Disease • Sickle Cell ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm