Bat Wing Sign

 

                                                                          Bat Wing  

 

                                                            Bat Wing On Chest X Ray

 

 

 

 

Causes Of  Bat Wing Sign

 

 

 

 

Pneumonia And Bat Wing Sign
 

Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia 
 

In the 1950s, Czech parasitologist:  Otto Jírovec identified the organism as a cause of interstitial pneumonia in humans 

• In 1981, clusters of PCP cases in young men in the U.S. were among the first recognized signs of AIDS:

      PCP became: An AIDS-defining illness

 

 

 

 

 

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Blueberry Muffin Syndrome

 

                                                    

                                                               Classification Of Viruses  

                                                                         

                                                                                     Togavirus 

 

•   The name comes from Latin:  
• “toga” = cloak → referring to the viral envelope.  

 

 

 

 

 

Togavirus = Rubella 

 

 

 

 

 Rubella =  Blueberry Syndrome 

 

 

 

 

Blueberry Muffin Syndrome is a classic neonatal finding characterized by multiple blue-purple skin nodules due to dermal extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH). 

 

The term gained prominence during the 1960s rubella pandemic, when many infants with congenital rubella showed this characteristic rash. 

 

 

 

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                                                                Australia = Q Fever  

In Australia:  Frank Macfarlane Burnet and Mavis Freeman isolated the organism.

 

 

 

 

The primary mode of transmission is inhalation of contaminated aerosols from infected animals (especially cattle, sheep, goats).

 

Coxiella Burnetti: Bioterrorism 

 

 

 Coxiella Burnetti 

 

Blood Culture Negative Endocarditis  

 

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Sheep =  Q Fever 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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They Will Kill You

 

 

 

 

 

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