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Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
acute respiratory symptoms ... Rheumatologic symptoms ... has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... Hematopoietic stem cell transplant
Infections in Immunocompromised Patients - Differential Diagnosis Summary
Innate Immunity:
 • Neutropenia
 • Phagocytic Deficiencies
 • Complement
Infections in Immunocompromised ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Solid Organ Transplant ... Immunocompromised #Infections ... #differential #diagnosis
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
regimen Signs/Symptoms ... adenopathy, B symptoms ... viral load, signs/symptoms ... extralymphatic tissues Diagnosis ... Disorders #oncology #diagnosis
ID Ddx: Diarrhea in a transplant recipient
- Bacterial: C.diff, Campy, Salmonella, Aeromonas, E.coli
- Viral: CMV, noro,
Diarrhea in a transplant ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #Diarrhea #Transplant
Timeline of COVID-19 Infections
Exposure: Day 0
Infectious Period Begins: 1 - 12 days after exposure (usually 3
Timeline of COVID-19 Infections ... Exposure: Day 0 Infectious ... usually 3 days) Symptoms ... Infectious Period ... #timeline #diagnosis
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Script Signs and symptoms ... : • Recurrent infections ... Symptomatic anemia Diagnosis ... Consider stem cell transplant ... • If no transplant
Opportunistic Infections in HIV/AIDS
Here's a little symptom-based guide to OIs in pts with HIV I made
Opportunistic Infections ... Here's a little symptom-based ... Opportunistic #Infections ... #Diagnosis #HIV ... #OIs #Guide #Symptoms
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Transplant Infections ... Timeline Pre-transplant ... Protozoa: T. gondii #Transplant ... #Infections #Timeline ... #differential #diagnosis
Pulmonary symptoms in HIV-infected patient by CD4 count

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious
Pulmonary symptoms ... IDFellowCase #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis
Urinary Tract Infection - UTI Diagnosis 

UTI is a clinical diagnosis - patients may have bacteriuria
Urinary Tract Infection ... - UTI Diagnosis ... UTI is a clinical ... absence of signs and symptoms ... #Diagnosis #