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1
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opportunistic infections can follow antibiotics, corticosteroids, alcoholics, diabetics, immunosuppressive etc

A

nocardiosis
apergillosis
mucomycosis
moniliasis (candiasis)

2
Q

lympadenopathy, dessemination, pneumonia

A

characteristics of fungal infections

3
Q

found in SW US

A

coccydiomycosis

4
Q

sellout sign with ascending aorta

A

segment 2

5
Q

actinomycosis is unique

A
  1. uncommon in lung
  2. can capitate
  3. can eat a whole into the pluera through the chest wall and cause a pneumothorax (sinus tracks)
6
Q

nocardiosis

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can cross tissue boundaries similar to actinomycosis

7
Q

coccydiomycosis

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soil based, SW US

8
Q

can cause infectious discitis

A

cocctdiomycosis

9
Q

geographic location
disseminates to bony prominences
non opportunistic

A

characteristis coccydiomycosis

10
Q

MC of pulmonary fungal disorders

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histoplasmosis

hystoplasma capsulatum

11
Q

histo likes _____ soil and chicken ____

A

wet

manure

12
Q

states that border Ohio rivers, Mississippi rivers

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Histoplasmosis

13
Q

paratrachial, subcarinal lymphadenopathy/scarring

A

Histoplasmosis

14
Q

desseminates to liver and spleen, causing calcifications

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Histo (especially spleen)

15
Q

1 cause of 7a/b

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Histo

16
Q

have bone tendencies

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histo and blasto

17
Q

likes wooded areas

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blasto

18
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aspirgilis 2 forms

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  1. pneumonia-may cavitate

2. fungus ball “mycetoma”

19
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crescent sign

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radiolucency that lines the cavity of a mycetoma(aspirgilosis)

20
Q

pneymocystis carinii

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opportunistic-usually to aids

progresses very quickly

21
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echinococcosis

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forms hydatid vugsdv