Mucormycosis ppts and recent publications

Mucormycosis is a fungal infection of the sinuses, brain, or lungs

Fungal  Urinary Tract Infections Diagnosis and Management
by Tristan T. Berry, M4, Medical College of Virginia
http://www.eric.vcu.edu/pub/presentations/fungal_GR/fungal_GR.PPT

Fungal Rhinosinusitis
by Hausin Wong
http://www.ent.uci.edu/grand%20round%20archives/Fungal%20Rhinosinusitis.ppt

Meningitis and Enchephalitis
by:  Donnette O'Neill, Suzanne Brydges, Mónica Richardson
http://www.plu.edu/~richarml/doc/meningitis-encephalitis.ppt

Deep Neck Space Abscesses and Life-Threatening Infections of the Head and Neck
by Carl Schreiner, MD, F. B. Quinn, MD
http://www.utmb.edu/otoref/Grnds/Neck-infect-980225/Neck-infect-980225.pps

Mucous Membrane and Deep Organ Fungal Infections
by: Dr. John R. Warren
http://www.pathology.northwestern.edu/Education/20072008/MedicalMicrobiology/13-Mucous_Membrane_and_Deep_Organ_Fung____al_Infections.ppt

Latest research articles:

1. A Case of Intestinal Mucormycosis in a Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus).
2. Burn Wound Mucormycosis-A Case Report.
3. Coexisting pulmonary tuberculosis and mucormycosis in a patient with aplastic anemia post allogenic stem cell transplantation.
4. Cutaneous and mucous mucormycosis mimicking pancreatic panniculitis and gouty panniculitis.
5. Disseminated mucormycosis infection after the first course of dose-modified R-EPOCH for advanced-stage lymphoma.
6. Gastric mucormycosis: A rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding in cirrhosis.
7. Homozygous carrier of the NOD2 1007fs frame-shift mutation presenting with refractory community-acquired spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and developing fatal pulmonary mucormycosis: A case report.
8. Invasive mucormycosis and aspergillosis in a healthy 22-year-old battle casualty: case report.
9. Massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to colonic mucormycosis.
10. Mucormycosis causing giant gastric ulcers.
11. Mucormycosis in Mato Grosso, Brazil: A Case Reports, Caused by Rhizopus microsporus var. oligosporus and Rhizopus microsporus var. rhizopodiformis.
12. Mucormycosis of the head and neck: Report of five cases with different presentations.
13. Pulmonary, rhino-orbital and cutaneous mucormycosis caused by Rhizomucor pusillus in an immunocompromised patient.
14. Renal mucormycosis in aplastic anemia: a novel presentation.
15. Rhinocerebral mucormycosis: five cases and a literature review.
16. Rhinocerebral mucormycosis-a case report.
17. Rhinomaxillary mucormycosis: A palatal ulcer.
18. Successful Knee Extensor Mechanism Reconstruction in a Warfare-Related Open Lower Extremity Injury Complicated by Mucormycosis Infection: A Case Report.
19. The Deferasirox-AmBisome Therapy for Mucormycosis (DEFEAT Mucor) study: a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial.
20. Two decades of experience in Mucormycosis after kidney transplantation.

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Uveitis Powerpoint Presentations and Publications

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome
by Laura S. Gilmore, MD, Department of Ophthalmology
http://www.ttuhsc.edu/som/ophthalmology/lectures/presentations/11.12.04GrandRoundsVKH.ppt

Primary Intraocular Lymphoma – Uveitis Masquerade Syndrome
http://hematology.wustl.edu/conferences/presentations/Waqar20090116.ppt

Unexplained Visual Loss
by Laura S. Gilmore, MD, Grand Rounds
http://www.ttuhsc.edu/som/ophthalmology/lectures/presentations/9.9.05GrandRounds.ppt

Latest 20 publication on Uveitis

1: Babu K, Kini R, Mehta R, Philips M, Subbakrishna DK, Murthy KR.
Predictors For Tubercular Uveitis: A Comparison Between Biopsy-Proven Cases of Tubercular and Sarcoid Uveitis. Retina. 2011 Dec 5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 22146129.


2: Peralta-Calvo J.
Vitrectomy as anti-inflammatory treatment in intermediate uveitis.
Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol. 2011 Dec;86(12):421. Epub 2011 Sep 9. English,
Spanish. PubMed PMID: 22117744.


3: Fonollosa A, Adán A.
Uveitis: a multidisciplinary approach.
Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol. 2011 Dec;86(12):393-394. English, Spanish. PubMed PMID: 22117737.


4: Oltra EZ, Morris C, Birnbaum AD, Tessler HH, Goldstein DA.
Chronic anterior uveitis in common variable immunodeficiency.
Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2011 Dec;19(6):448-9. PubMed PMID: 22106916.


5: Erckens RJ, Mostard RL, Wijnen PA, Schouten JS, Drent M.
Adalimumab successful in sarcoidosis patients with refractory chronic non-infectious uveitis. Graefes
Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2011 Nov 27. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 22119879.


6: Rosenzweig HL, Woods A, Clowers JS, Planck SR, Rosenbaum JT.
The NLRP3 inflammasome is active but not essential in endotoxin-induced uveitis.
Inflamm Res. 2011 Nov 26. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 22119862.


7: Cohen AE, Assang C, Patane MA, From S, Korenfeld M; Avion Study Investigators.
Evaluation of Dexamethasone Phosphate Delivered by Ocular Iontophoresis for Treating Noninfectious Anterior Uveitis.
Ophthalmology. 2011 Nov 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 22115712.


8: Willermain F, Rosenbaum JT, Bodaghi B, Rosenzweig HL, Childers S, Behrend T, Wildner G, Dick AD. Interplay between innate and adaptive immunity in the development of non-infectious uveitis. Prog Retin Eye Res. 2011 Nov 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 22120610.


9: Işık M, Kılıç L, Doğan I.
Recurrent uveitis due to sildenafil usage in a patient with Behçet's disease. Rheumatol Int. 2011 Nov 18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 22095394.


10: Kim TW, Kang JS, Kong JM, Bae S, Yu Y, Chung H, Yu HG.
 Maturation profiles of peripheral blood dendritic cells in patients with endogenous uveitis.
Immunol Lett. 2011 Nov 15. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 22108236.


11: Heiligenhaus A, Michels H, Schumacher C, Kopp I, Neudorf U,…
Evidence-based, interdisciplinary guidelines for anti-inflammatory treatment of uveitis associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Rheumatol Int. 2011 Nov 15. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID:
22083610.


12: Gül A, Tugal-Tutkun I, Dinarello CA, Reznikov L, Esen BA, Mirza A, Scannon P, Solinger A.
Interleukin-1β-regulating antibody XOMA 052 (gevokizumab) in the treatment of acute exacerbations of resistant uveitis of Behcet's disease: an open-label pilot study.
Ann Rheum Dis. 2011 Nov 14. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed  PMID: 22084392.


13: Cantarini L, Simonini G, Frediani B, Pagnini I, Galeazzi M, Cimaz R. Treatment strategies for childhood noninfectious chronic uveitis: an update.
Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2011 Nov 11. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 22074394.


14: Esterberg E, Acharya NR. Corticosteroid-sparing therapy: practice patterns among uveitis specialists. J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect. 2011 Nov 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 22057810.


15: Gallagher A.
Leptospirosis in a dog with uveitis and presumed cholecystitis.
J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2011 Nov;47(6):e162-7. PubMed PMID: 22058365.


16: Batmanabane V, Chidambaranathan GP, Rathinam S.
Spectrum of Leptospira species identified in patients with leptospiral uveitis in an ophthalmological institute in South India.
Indian J Med Microbiol. 2011 Oct;29(4):444-5. PubMed PMID: 22120817.


17: Santos FF, Commodaro AG, Souza AV, Pinho JR, Sitnik R, Garcia C, Ribeiro AL, …
Real-time PCR in infectious uveitis as an alternative diagnosis.
Arq Bras Oftalmol. 2011 Aug;74(4):258-61. PubMed PMID: 22068852.


18: Hunter RS, Lobo AM.
Dexamethasone intravitreal implant for the treatment of noninfectious uveitis.
Clin Ophthalmol. 2011;5:1613-21. Epub 2011 Nov 11. PubMed PMID: 22140307; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3225458.


19: Pratap DS, Lim LL, Wang JJ, Mackey DA, Kearns LS, Stawell RJ; …
The role of toll-like receptor variants in acute anterior uveitis.
Mol Vis. 2011;17:2970-7. Epub 2011 Nov 16. PubMed PMID: 22128242; PubMed Central PMCID:
PMC3224833.


20: Yang MM, Lai TY, Tam PO, Chiang SW, Chan CK, Luk FO, Ng TK, Pang CP.
CFH 184G as a genetic risk marker for anterior uveitis in Chinese females.
Mol Vis. 2011;17:2655-64. Epub 2011 Oct 13. PubMed PMID: 22065918; PubMed Central PMCID:
PMC3209418.

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Acute Respiratory Failure, Respiratory Failure Vent Support, Respiratory Failure and ARDS ppts

Acute respiratory failure - A physiologic approach
By: Robert Paine, M.D
http://www.med.umich.edu/lrc/students/m2/respiratory/resources/Paine-AcuteRespiratoryFailureSlides.ppt

Acute Respiratory Failure
By: Cindy Kin
http://scalpel.stanford.edu/ICU/presentations/Acute%20Resp%20Failure.ppt

Critical Care Board Review
By: Sachin B. Patel, M.D.
http://www.med.unc.edu/medicine/web/6.9.08%20Patel%20Crit%20Care%20Board%20Rev

Respiratory Failure Vent Support
http://faculty.msugf.edu/caykob/Documents/RC%20171..ENT%20SUPPORT.ppt

Respiratory Failure and ARDS
By: Nancy Jenkins
http://www.austincc.edu/nursmods/cec/cec_lev4/rnsg_2432/documents/RESP09.PPT

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