31: Fungal infections of the respiratory tract Flashcards
organisms and disease in sinuses
zygomycetes cause mucormycosis
organism and disease in oral cavity
candida causes thrush and eposhpagitis
histoplasma cuases
histoplasmosis
blastomyces cause
blastomycosis
paracoccidiodies cause
paracoccidioidomycosis
coccidiodies cause
coccididioidomycosis
cryptococcus causes
cryptococcosis
pneumoctstis causes
PCP
-in immunosuppressed
aspergilus causes
aspergillosis
- in immunosuppressed
what are the three zygomycetes
rhizopus
absidia
mucor
describe the zygomycetes group
non-septate hyphae
sporangia bearing sporangiospores
rhinocerebral zygomycosis
- most common form of zygomycosis
- primarily in diabetic patients
- starts in sinuses and moves
nasal congestion, blood tinged rhinorrhea, tender sinuses, headache and fever
-edema and visual disturbance
rhinocerebral zygomycosis
zygomatic infection of the skin
traumatic inoculation
zygomatic infection of the GI
neonates and premature infants
broad aseptate hyphae observed in blood vessels branching at right angles
zygomycoses (mucormycosis)
treatment for mucormycosis caused by zygomycoses
amphotericin B
candida form as normal flora
yeast
candida form within tissues
hyphal form
- diffuse erythema and white patches on the surface of the buccal mucosa, throat, tongue and gums
- plaques scraped away revealing raw lesion
oral cadidiasis (thrush)
what are some cuases of oral candidiasis in adults
steroids
antineoplastic drugs
antibiotics
what are the white lesions of thrush composed of?
yeast and pseudohyphal forms of c. albicans
treatment for thrush
mouth washes or lozenges of nystatin and azole compounds
4 dimorphic systemic mycoses
- histoplasma capsulatum
- blastomyces dermatitidis
- paracoccidioides brasiliensis
- coccidioides immitis
dimorphic fungi
molds in environment, yeast in tissues during infection