Significance of Histopatholgy, Case Report Pulmonary Candidiasis

NameINTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CENTRE
Activity TitleSignificance of Histopatholgy, Case Report Pulmonary Candidiasis
DetailsThis CME session focuses on why histopathology is essential in confirming pulmonary candidiasis, a rare but serious fungal infection of the lungs that can be easily misdiagnosed as bacterial pneumonia, tuberculosis, malignancy, or non-infectious inflammatory disease. The session uses a case-report approach to demonstrate how clinical symptoms and radiology alone are often non-specific, and how histopathology provides the decisive evidence by showing tissue invasion by fungal elements, which helps distinguish true infection from mere colonization or contamination. Emphasis is placed on identifying high-risk patients (e.g., immunosuppressed individuals, ICU patients, prolonged antibiotic use, diabetes, malignancy, steroid therapy) and recognizing when to escalate evaluation from sputum tests and imaging to bronchoscopy, biopsy, and special stains. Participants will review key histopathologic methods (routine H&E and supportive stains such as PAS/GMS), learn the clinical impact of timely diagnosis (targeted antifungal therapy, reduced inappropriate antibiotic use, improved outcomes), and discuss practical decision-making: when to suspect pulmonary candidiasis, when to request histopathology, and how to interpret results in a multidisciplinary team (clinician–radiologist–pathologist–microbiologist).
CompetencePathology
Start Date04-02-2026
End Date04-02-2026
Event Time07:30 AM
LocationOnline
Cost (UGX)0
CPD Points2