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| CXR of patient with histoplasmosis will often reveal what findings? |
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Definition
| patchy pneumonitis, hilar/mediastinal lymphadenopathy |
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| What are the forms of pneumonia that histoplasmosis typically causes? |
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| bronchial pneumonia, interstitial pneumonia, or cavitary pneumonia (although never typical-- more likely to be strep pneumo in that regards) |
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| Coin lesion on the chest CXR can indicate what three etiologies? |
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Definition
| TB, Histoplasmosis, and HIV/AIDS |
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| Generally why is a histoplasmin skin test not done? |
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| May bump up the serological reactivity and generate a false-positive reading |
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| On culture, what feature is diagnostic of histoplasmosis? |
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| A disseminated course of histoplasmosis can cause hepatosplenomegaly, pericarditis, or Addison's. T or F? |
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| Treatment for adults infected with histoplasmosis is generally not considered for what sequelae conditions? |
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Definition
| mild to moderate pulmonary histo, mediastinal granuloma/fibrosis or lymphadenitis, and pulmonary nodule (by itself, could be benign, something else) |
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| Which group is most likely to get erythema nodosa when infected with histoplasmosis capsulatum? Why? |
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Definition
| Caucasian females/ because they are less likely to have a disseminated course of histoplasmosis, they will more likely have a type IV hypersensitivity reaction that manifests itself as red, painful bumps on the shins. |
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| What are some of the potential manifestations of disseminated histoplasmosis? |
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Definition
| Addison's disease, hilar lymphadenopathy, pericarditis, and hepatosplenomegaly |
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| Fever of Unknown Origin is most likely caused by what type of infection? |
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| What is added to the culture to prevent growth of contaminating fungi when trying to grow Histoplasmosis? |
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| Risk of coccidioidomyocosis dissemination increases in which populations? |
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Definition
| AIDS, male, dark-skinned, preggers, diabetes |
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| What is the only communicable form for systemic, dimorphic mycosis? |
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Definition
| disseminated cutaneous blastomycosis |
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| What disease is also known as South American blastomycosis? |
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| Which fungus' morphology is described as a "pilot's wheel"? |
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| What is the primary way people get cryptococcus neoformans? |
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Definition
| inhalation of aerosolized avian feces |
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| The purpose of the LCAT in diagnosing cryptococcus neoformans is to measure what? |
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Definition
| glucuronoxylomannan (GXM) |
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| What antibiotic is used to treat pneumocystis pneumonia? |
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