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28 - Overview and Skin Mycoses (Klutts) Flashcards

1
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fungi characteristics

A

neither plants nor animals
eukaryotic
abundant in nature (air, water, soil)

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yeast characteristics

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unicellular
round
reproduce by budding

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mold characteristics

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multicellular

reproduce and grow by hyphae

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4
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dimorphic fungi characteristics

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exist as either a yeast or mold

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structure of fungi

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polysaccharide capsule
cell wall
cell membrane
cytoplasm

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6
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polysaccharide capsule

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outer layer

antiphagocytic (virulence factor)

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7
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cell wall

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made of chitin, glycan, mannans
antigenic
makes shape, rigidity, strength

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8
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cell membrane

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phospholipid bilayer
made of ergosterol (target for antifungal)
protects cytoplasm

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9
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ways to visualize fungi

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KOH (dissolve human cells)
calcofluor white (bind chitin)
GMS (silver stains)

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10
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superficial mycoses characteristics

A

cosmetic problem
no host reaction
easily diagnosed and treated

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types of superficial mycoses infections

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tinea versicolor
tinea nigra
black piedra
white piedra

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tinea versicolor

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pityriasis

superficial chronic infection of stratum corneum

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13
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tinea versicolor caused and transmitted by

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malassezia (furfur or globosa)

human to human

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14
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tinea versicolor symptoms

A

hyper/hypo pigmented maculae

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15
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tinea versicolor treatment

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topical therapy

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16
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tinea versicolor microscopy

A

spaghetti and meatballs

requires lipid sourced to grow

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17
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tinea nigra

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superficial chronic infection of stratum corneum

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18
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tinea nigra caused by

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hortae wernekii

in tropical areas

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19
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tinea nigra symptoms

A

brownish maculae on palms/soles

look like melanoma

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20
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diagnosis of tinea nigra

A

dark pigmented septate with elongated budding

21
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black piedra

A

fungal infection of hair, hard dark nodules

piedraia hortae

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white piedra

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fungal infection of hair, loose white nodules

trichosporon species

23
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treatment of black/white piedra

A

antifungal cream, shampoos, shaving

24
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ringworm

A

tinea, dermatophytosis

infection of hair, skin, nails caused by dermatophytes (keratinophilic)

25
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ringworm named by

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anatomical location

26
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barbae
corporis
capitis
cruris
pedis
manuum
unguinum
A 
beard
below eyes
above eyes
groin
feet
hands
nails
27
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3 genera of dermatophytes

A

microsporum
epidermophyton
trichophyton

28
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dermatophytes classified by habitat

A

anthropophilic (humans)
geophilic (soil)
zoophilic (animals)

29
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transmission of dermatophytes

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direct human to human
indirect sharing clothes, combs, towels
zoophilic animals to humans

30
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dermatophyte infection symptoms

A

skin-dry, erythematous, scaly, itchy lesion
hair-scarring, alopecia, favus
nails-thickened, deformed

31
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favus

A 
variant of tinea capitis
scutula formation (yellow crusts)
32
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diagnosis of dermatophytosis

A

clinical appearance
KOH
culture on selective media

33
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treatment of dermatophytes

A

topical antifungal

oral therapy for tinea capitis, barbae, and nail infections

34
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subcutaneous mycoses characteristics

A

from trauma or implantation
found in soil/vegetation
difficult to treat

35
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most common subcutaneous mycoses

A

sporotrichosis
chromoblastomycosis
phaeohyphomycosis
eumycotic mycetoma

36
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sporotrichosis characteristics

A

chronic infection involving cutaneous, subcutaneous, and **lymphatic tissue
frequently seen in gardeners
**sporothrix schenkii

37
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sporotrichosis symptoms

A

nodule-ulcer-necrotic ulcer-subcutaneous tissue-lymphatic channels-lymph nodes

38
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sporotrichosis diagnosis

A 
aspriation of fluid/pus
KOH
Yeast cells in tissue
black cigar shaped yeast
mycelial form rosette clusters of conidia
39
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chromoblastomycosis characteristics

A

posttraumatic chronic infection by dematiaceous fungi

found in tropical areas, barefoot

40
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chromoblastomycosis symptoms

A

papules-warty nodules-verrucous cauliflower like lesions

41
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chromoblastomycosis diagnosis

A

sclerotic body/medlar body

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phaeohyphomycosis characteristics

A

post traumatic mycotic infection of subcutaneous tissue by dematiaceous fungi

43
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phaeohyphomycosis symptoms

A

phaeohyphomycotic cyst

44
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phaeohyphomycosis diagnosis

A

pigmented septate hyphal fragments

45
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mycetoma characteristics

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posttraumatic chronic infection of subcutaneous tissue
can extend to fascia, muscle, and tissue
seen in tropical climates

46
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causitive agents of mycetoma

A

eumycetoma

actinomycetoma

47
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mycetoma symptoms

A

Abscess formation

draining sinuses containing granules

48
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treatment of subcutaneous infections

A

surgical excission of lesion

antifungal agents, azoles

MOHD 4.2 (13 decks)

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