28 - Overview and Skin Mycoses (Klutts) Flashcards
fungi characteristics
neither plants nor animals
eukaryotic
abundant in nature (air, water, soil)
yeast characteristics
unicellular
round
reproduce by budding
mold characteristics
multicellular
reproduce and grow by hyphae
dimorphic fungi characteristics
exist as either a yeast or mold
structure of fungi
polysaccharide capsule
cell wall
cell membrane
cytoplasm
polysaccharide capsule
outer layer
antiphagocytic (virulence factor)
cell wall
made of chitin, glycan, mannans
antigenic
makes shape, rigidity, strength
cell membrane
phospholipid bilayer
made of ergosterol (target for antifungal)
protects cytoplasm
ways to visualize fungi
KOH (dissolve human cells)
calcofluor white (bind chitin)
GMS (silver stains)
superficial mycoses characteristics
cosmetic problem
no host reaction
easily diagnosed and treated
types of superficial mycoses infections
tinea versicolor
tinea nigra
black piedra
white piedra
tinea versicolor
pityriasis
superficial chronic infection of stratum corneum
tinea versicolor caused and transmitted by
malassezia (furfur or globosa)
human to human
tinea versicolor symptoms
hyper/hypo pigmented maculae
tinea versicolor treatment
topical therapy
tinea versicolor microscopy
spaghetti and meatballs
requires lipid sourced to grow
tinea nigra
superficial chronic infection of stratum corneum
tinea nigra caused by
hortae wernekii
in tropical areas
tinea nigra symptoms
brownish maculae on palms/soles
look like melanoma