Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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IDSA Aspergillosis Treatment
 β€’ Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA)
 β€’ CNS aspergillosis
 β€’ Cardiac Aspergillus infection
 β€’
Aspergillosis Treatment ... β€’ Invasive pulmonary ... β€’ Aspergillus infections ... of eye Infectious ... Aspergillosis #Treatment
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 β€’ Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Opportunistic Infections ... β€’ Pulmonary TB ... count <50 β€’ Pulmonary ... of starting OI treatment ... Opportunistic #Infections
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Most invasive infections ... presentations: β€’ Pulmonary ... this morphology Treatment ... systemic vori Infectious ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Fusarium Infections
Acquired through:
1. Inhalation of airborne conidia > germinates > blood > disseminated
2. Trauma (implantation with
Fusarium Infections ... manifestations of Fusarium infection ... Refractory FUO, Sino-pulmonary ... disease: β€’ Optimal treatment ... require enucleation Infectious
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Mild Infections (Such As Focal Pneumonia or asymptomatic patients
Treating Mild Infections ... Bone or Joint Infections ... Non-Meningeal Infection ... (Diffuse Pulmonary ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
gammopathy (IgG+++) Treatments ... β€’ No effective treatment ... filling +++ (risk of pulmonary ... edema) Treatments ... of infections)
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash Β± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Diaqnoses: β€’ Infectious ... hepatitis β€’ Pulmonary ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal ... diseases with pulmonary ... Although pulmonary ... confirm DAH, r/o infection ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Legionnaires' Disease
Clinical features:
 β€’ Gl- nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
 β€’ Hyponatremia
 β€’ Elevated transaminases
 β€’ CRP >100
respond to B-Lactams Treatment ... Other Legionella Infections ... Extra-pulmonary:
Causes of Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Malignancy 
 - Tumor effect* (esp. Gl, lung, lymphoma)
lymphoma) - Treatment ... Eating disorders Infections ... cachexia"), COPD ("pulmonary