🔥@Marcelaaos is back with another group of lovely infographics!! Keep scrolling to learn about histo!
First, Histo is NOT just in Ohio!
A nice review article to save on re-drawing endemic mycoses maps: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32040709/
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Dimorphic fungi means Histo exists as mold form in environment and yeast form at body temperature
@ID_fellows, Want some online mycology references?
Save the Univ of Adelaide's mycology online : adelaide.edu.au/mycology/
and @DrFungus_MSGERC drfungus.org
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For more on Histo pathogenesis, here are two papers:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26920886/
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
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An overview of clinical forms of histoplasmosis
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Summary of diagnostics and tx
Global guidelines: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34364529/
IDSA guidelines (2007): pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17806045/
Check out this study on diagnostics for histo: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21810734/
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One item discussed in the show was thinking about how to distinguish Histo from other infections that may appear similarly. Check out this reference for possible clues to look for re: histoplasma vs leishmania, talaromyces
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And of course, listen to @GermHunterMD @JordanKM19 in the latest episode!!
Apple link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mil…
Other apps: febrilepodcast.captivate.fm/listen
febrilepodcast.com/episode-27-mil…
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