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Blastomycosis - Blastomyces dermatitidis - Fungal Pathology 

Round, double refractile wall, single broad based bud -
dermatitidis - Fungal ... Pathology Round ... #dermatitidis #Fungal ... #Pathology #clinical ... #microscopy
Common Fungal Pathology 
 • Candida - Small yeast intermingled with pseudohyphae
 • Aspergillosis - Septate
Common Fungal Pathology ... endospores • Blastomycosis ... Medicine @ucsdim #Fungal ... #Pathology #clinical ... #microscopy #table
Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
Pathologic Red Blood ... Morphologies #Key #Atlas #Microscopy ... #Pathology #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Dyspmorphic ... Robbins & Cotran Pathologic
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
Important Fungal ... preparation from culture Pathology ... #microbiology #microscopy ... #staining #diagnosis ... #fungi #fungus
Disseminated Blastomycosis - Computed tomography (CT) of his chest showed an infiltrate in the right upper
Disseminated Blastomycosis ... InfectiousDisease #Pathology ... #Disseminated #Blastomycosis ... BroadBasedBud #Microscopy ... #NEJM
Disseminated Cutaneous Blastomycosis- A fungal culture of skin tissue was negative; however, a skin biopsy showed
Disseminated Cutaneous Blastomycosis ... - A fungal culture ... staining confirmed a diagnosis ... pyogranulomatous fungal ... #photo #derm #NEJM
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
Differential Diagnosis ... Polyarteritis nodosa • Microscopic ... Mycobacterial diseases • Fungal ... histoplasmosis, blastomycosis ... #rash #diagnosis
Disseminated Cysticercosis - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the head revealed diffuse hyperintense septated cystic lesions
confirmed the diagnosis ... Clinical #Radiology #Pathology ... Taenia #Solium #Microscopy ... #NEJM
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
Nocardia) - Endemic Fungi ... Histoplasmosis, blastomycosis ... polyangiitis, microscopic ... NonResolving #Pneumonia #diagnosis
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
and laboratory diagnosis ... hemolytic #anemia #Hematology ... #Pathology #Smear ... #Microscopy