4systemic Flashcards
Ulcer around base of the teeth
Histoplasmosis of the lower gum
Culturof histoplasmosis seen as?
Hyphae
Conidia
Direct exam of histoplasmosis
Small narrow base budding yeast cells inside macrophage
Antigen for histoplasmosis
Histoplasmin
T or f? Rarely do patients w disseminated histoplasmosis have + test fot antigen in serum and urinw
False, nearly all
In histoplasmosis, supporive tx and rest is given to?
Acute pulmo
Attached by a broad base
Blastomycosis (narrow histo)
Blastomyces dermititidis survives in what environment?
Organic debris, firewood, old buildings
Blastomycin has cross reaction t or f?
True
More specific to blastomyces sp
Antigen a
What kind of lesion found in skin of blastomycosis
Ulcerated verrucous granuloma
Cutaneous blastomycosis most frequent sites
Face neck scalp upper ex
Whitish or brown colony in sda with branching hyphae on terminal or lateral conidiophores
Blastomycosis
Ship steering wheel
Paracoccidio
Paracoccidio binds to what?
Estrogen not testosterone