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(3) Superficial, Cutaneous, & Subcutaneous Fungi Flashcards

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Key Concepts of Superficial and Cutaneous Fungi

TOF

Superficial and cutaneous mycoses are among the most common of all non-communicable diseases

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F

COMMUNICABLE

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Key Concepts of Superficial and Cutaneous Fungi

Most superficial and cutaneous fungal infections are caused by species of?

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  • Malassezia
  • Dermatophytes
  • Candida
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Key Concepts of Superficial and Cutaneous Fungi

TOF

The growth of dermatophytes is excited by serum and body temperature, and these fungi
rarely become invasive

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F

INHIBITED not Excited

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Key Concepts of Superficial and Cutaneous Fungi

TOF

Geophilic and zoophilic dermatophytes usually cause acute, inflammatory lesions that respond
to topical treatment within weeks and rarely recur

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True

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Key Concepts of Superficial and Cutaneous Fungi

TOF

aAnthropophilic dermatophytes usually cause relatively mild, chronic lesions that may require
months or years of treatment and frequently recur.

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F

Anthrophilic

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this fungi has deeper site of infectivity

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Subcutaneous fungi

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give the characterisitc of Subcutaneous fungi

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  • acquired through Skin Trauma or Skin prick
  • The genus and species inhabit the Soil -habitat
  • Biopsy to observe granules
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Give the genus and spp under the subcutaneous fungi

but not really genus and spp

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  1. Spotohrix schenckii
  2. Madura foot agents
  3. Chromoblastomycosis agent
  4. Rhinosporidium seeberi
  5. Loboa loboi
  6. Subcutaneous zygomycosis
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Subcutaneous Fungi

this fungi invades the tissue and when seen under the microscope it has a cigar shaped bodies (asteroid body) - Yeast form

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Spotohrix schenckii

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Subcutaneous Fungi

It is dimorphic in form and when In mold (the form) it has a flowerette conidia

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Spothorix schenckii

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Subcutaneous Fungi

what form does the spothorix schenckii on the ff characteristics

  • In RT
  • Flowerette conidia or DAISY LIKE
  • Infectious form (when enters the body)
  • When in the body it can transform into a yeast form
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Mold Form

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what form does the spothorix schenckii on the ff characteristics

  • Cigar shaped
  • Tissue Form
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Yeast Form

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Subcutaneous Fungi

This is a fungi that is associated with a disease called Rose Gardener’s Disease, common in gardeners

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Sporothrix Schenckii

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Sporothrix Schenckii infection are described as cord like multiple subcutaneous nodules

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Rose gardener’s disease

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Subcutaneous Fungi

In lab diagnosis of Sporothrix Schenckii what is the growth on the culture (describe the colony)

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white, cream, black, moist colonies

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Subcutaneous Fungi

This organism infect the FOOT

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Madura Foot Agents

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Identify the Madura Foot Agent

Actinomycetes (Nocardia, Streptomyces) can cause similar infection: CAUSATIVE AGENT OF MADURA INFCETION

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Bacterial

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Identify the Madura Foot Agent

  • Pseudallescheria boydii (Most common cause)
  • Madurella, Leptosphaeria, etc
  • stained with PAS or H and E stain, granules can be seen
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Fungal

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Madura Foot Agents

Once it infects the body, the
yeast or tissue form produces
____ inside the infectivity

this is also shown when the sample is stained and for IDENTIFICATIOn

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Granules

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Madura Foot Agents

what is the lesion call for madara foot agent

note that fluid are secreted on these tracts

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Granulomatous lesions on foot with multiple draining sinus tracts

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Madura Foot Agents

what lab specimen is used for its lab diagnosis and how is it processeds

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  1. Collect granules from sinuses, place sterile gauze overnight.
  2. Culture granules to grow etiologic agents.
  3. Tissue biopsy; H & E staining
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Madura Foot Agents

Match the FF

  1. Black Grains
  2. White Grains
  3. Red Grains

a. Streptomyces somaliensis
b. Madurella mycetomatis
c. Streptomyces pelletierii

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  1. b
  2. a
  3. c

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Subcutaneous Agent

  • Chromoblastomycoses
  • Dematiaceous fungi (dark pigmented under microscope)
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Chromatoblastomycosis Agent

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Subcutaneous Agent

what are the type of sporulation of Chromoblastomycose (it is to ID genus and spp)

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  1. Phialophora verrucosa (VASE; Flask Shape)
  2. Fonsecae pedrosoi (SHORT CHAIN sporulation)
  3. Cladosporium carrianii (LONG CHAIN sporulation)
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Subcutaneous Fungi

Chromoblastomycosis agents when infected a tissue, what can be seen when stained and under micrscope

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Infected Tissue: BROWN SCELROTIC BODIES

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Chromoblastomycosis agents causes what lesion

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Cauliflower like lesion

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Culture is used for lab diagnosis of chromoblastomycosis, describe the colony it produse

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  • Dark colonies w/ jet black reverse
  • Slow growing, suede-like, olive black color
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KOH of skin scrapings/ crusts of Chromolastomycosis agent shows what characteristic

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  • Brown planate dividing rounded sclerotic bodies
  • Also as copper pennies, brown fission bodies
29
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Enumerate the types of conidation/sporulation (spp ID) for Chloroblastomyces

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  1. Phialophora
  2. Cladosporium
  3. Acrotheca
30
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Subcutaenoues

  • Causing RHINOSPORIDIOSIS
  • Lesion: polypoid masses in the nose and pharynx producing nasal polyps
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RHINOSPORIDIUM SEEBER

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what is the tissue form/yeast form of the rhinosporidum seeberi

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SPORANGIUM - sac like structure filled with endospores, not culture

can be seen under the microscope

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Subcutaneous Fungi

  • Producing a disease or infection SIMILAR TO DOLPHIN DSE
  • lesion: ** keloid-like subcutaneous nodule** usually involving the upper or lower extremities.
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Loboa loboi

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describe the tissue form of the Loboa loboi under microscope

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Multiple budding cells in chain

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  • classification causing Entomophthoromycosis
  • Caused by Conidiobolus coronatus-Rhinoentomophthoromycosis
  • Caused by Basidiobolus haptosporus-Subcutaneous Phycomycosis
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Subcutaneous Zygomycosis

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It is a member of subdivision ZYGOMYCOTA

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  • Non-septate Hyphae
  • Reproduce by zygospores (sexual)
36
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what is called the When you get infected, in the tissue by a Subcutaneous Zygomycosis fungi

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Splendore-Hoeppli phenomenonon

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Subcutaneous Zygomycosis fungi

describe the Splendore-Hoeppli phenomenonon in tissue

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Pink proteinaceous coat, around hyphae

can be seen when you stain

38
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Subcutaneous Zygomycosis fungi

other name of Entomophthromycosis

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Conidiobolus

This name is more specific for the disease

39
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Subcutaneous Zygomycosis fungi

  • Chronic inflammatory or granulomatous disease restricted to the nasal submucosa.
  • Characterized by polyps or palpable subcutaneous masses.
A

Conidiobolus

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TOF

Subcutaneous Zygomycosis fungi is marked by swelling of the nose and perinasal tissued extending to the anal refion

A

F

extending to the periorbital region

bobo pano umabot ng anal region

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Subcutaneous Zygomycosis fungi etiologic agent

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Conidiobolus coronatus

  • Present in soil & decaying leaves
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Subcutaneous Zygomycosis fungi

enumerATE the lab diagnosis

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  • H & E stain of tissue biopsy
  • Culture on SDA then microscopic
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Subcutaneous Zygomycosis fungi

what is the observation under the H&E stain of tissue biopsy

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Broad sparsely septate hyphae surrounded by eosinophilic sheath

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Subcutaneous Zygomycosis fungi

Characteristic of the CULTURE ON SDA

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Flat, cream colored, glabrous, radially folded colony covered by fine, powdery, white surface mycelium.

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Subcutaneous Zygomycosis fungi

Describe the morphology under microscope

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Spherical sporangiola (conidia) with hair-like appendages (villae)

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LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS OF

SUBCUTANEOUS FUNGI IN GENERAL:

specimen submitted and how it can be processed

A

Pus (specimen)
- Exudate
- Biopsy
- KOH
- Culture
- Serology,
- Histologic stain

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TREATMENT OF SUBCUTANEOUS
MYCOSES

enumerate

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  • Antifungal agent Amphotericin B
  • Surgical removal of infected tissue, amputation (kapag Malaki na)
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KEY CONCEPTS: SUBCUTANEOUS

MYCOSES

TOF

Subcutaneous mycoses may be caused by dozens of
environmental molds associated with vegetation and soil

A

TRUE

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KEY CONCEPTS: SUBCUTANEOUS MYCOSES

These infections are usually acquired when?

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**minor cuts ** or scratches introduce soil or plant debris (eg, splinters, thorns) containing the pathogenic fungus

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KEY CONCEPTS: SUBCUTANEOUS MYCOSES

TOF

The ensuing infections are
frequently ACute but rarely spread to deeper tissues

A

F

CHRONIC

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KEY CONCEPTS: SUBCUTANEOUS MYCOSES

S schenckii, the cause of sporotrichosis, is a?

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DIMORPHIC FUNGUS

converts from hyphal growth to yeast cells within the host

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KEY CONCEPTS: SUBCUTANEOUS MYCOSES

The diagnostic feature of chromoblastomycosis is the
microscopic observation of?

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brownish (melanized), spherical sclerotic bodies within the lesions

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KEY CONCEPTS: SUBCUTANEOUS MYCOSES

The diagnostic feature of phaeohyphomycosis is the presence of?

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brownish (melanized), septate hyphae within the lesions

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KEY CONCEPTS: SUBCUTANEOUS MYCOSES

The hallmark of a mycetoma is ____ and the formation of ____ that contain hard granules composed of
hyphae and inflammatory tissue (eg, macrophages, fibrin)

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  • localized swelling
  • Fistulate
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KEY CONCEPTS: SUBCUTANEOUS MYCOSES

The hallmark of a mycetoma is localized swelling and the
formation of fistulae that contain hard granules composed of?

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hyphae and inflammatory tissue (eg, macrophages, fibrin)

56
Q

wow

A

ur done, jump

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