Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Invasive fungal infections ... Tools, First-Line Treatment ... , Coccidiodes, Fusarium ... Invasive #Fungal #Infections ... #InfectousDiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
are caused by members ... positive with Histo, Fusarium ... appearance includes: Fusarium ... this morphology Treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... Infectious: Legionella ... #bradycardia #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases ... #table #NonInfectious
Fusarium Infections
Acquired through:
1. Inhalation of airborne conidia > germinates > blood > disseminated
2. Trauma (implantation with
Fusarium Infections ... BCx+ in -40% of cases ... manifestations of Fusarium ... disease: β€’ Optimal treatment ... #Infections #infectiousdiseases
Fusarium Treatment
 β€’ Antifungal "susceptibility" can vary with Fusarium spp
 β€’ F. oxysporum: low MICS to
Fusarium Treatment ... can vary with Fusarium ... amphotericin B for severe cases ... require enucleation Infectious ... #Infections #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... antibiotics as a cause ... Mucormycosis, Fusarium ... Dracunculiasis - Non-Infectious ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 β€’ Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
common route of infection ... barns and lake houses ... β€’ Autopsy PCR Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... Mild infection: ... oral antibiotic treatment ... including those caused ... #SSTIs #Algorithm
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 β€’ Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
 β€’
eyelash follicle β€’ Cause ... : Bacterial infection ... , swelling β€’ Treatment ... upper lid β€’ Cause ... Chalazion #Comparison #Table
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 β€’ Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... for secondary causes ... drug reaction, infection ... Strongyloides infection ... glucocorticoid treatment