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6: fungal and protozoal Flashcards

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chronic multifocal candidiasis sites

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median rhomboid glossitis + other

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angular cheilitis causes %

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20% candida
20% staph
60% both

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perioral candidiasis prereq and name

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moist skin

cheilocandidiasis

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mucocutaneous candidiasis genetics

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AIRE mutation

auto AB against endocrine glands

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AIRE mutation

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mucocutaneous candidiasis

auto AB against endocrine glands

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auto AB against endocrine glands

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AIRE mutation

mucocutaneous candidiasis

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APECED signs and risks

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autoimmune polyendocrinopathy candidiasis ectodermal dystrophy sybdrome
increased risk of oral and esophageal carcinoma

hypothyroidism, hypoparathyroidism, hypoadrenocortism (addisons) and diabetes

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most common systemic fungal infx in US

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histoplasmosi

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rich moist soil fungi

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histoplasmosis and blastomycosis (rivery valleys – Ohio, Missisippi)

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desert soil fungus

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coccidioidomycosis

SW US, mexico

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painful erythematous nodules on leg

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erythe,a nodosum

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valley fever

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coccidiodidomycosis + erythema nodosum

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pigeon poop fungus

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cryptococcosis

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pigeon poop meningitis

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crytpo

headache, fever, vomiting

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mucormycosis aka and cause

most important form

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aka zygomycosis or phycomycosis
zaused by zygomycetes (mucor, absidia)
rhinocerebral form most important

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pts at risk for mucor

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uncontrolled diabetes _ DKA (increased Fe levels)

+ pts with thalassemia using deferoxamine (increases iron levels)

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mucor micro

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non septate brancing hyphae

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most common aspergillus

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90% A fumigatus

but also A flavus

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forms of aspergillosis

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non invasive (allergic fungal sinusitis or fungus ball) or invasive

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risk for disseminated aspergillosis

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leukemia or corticosteroids

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aspergillus micro

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septate brancing hyphae, smaller than mucor

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toxoplasma gondii host

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cat – oocysts in feces

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congenital toxoplasmosis

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blindness, mental retardation, delayed psychomotor development

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most common oral fungal infx (how common?)

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candidiasis

carried by 30-50% of ppl

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form of candida

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dimorphic:

innocuous yeast and invasive hyphae

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classic forms of candida (4)

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pseudomembranous, erythematous, chronic hyperplastic, and mucocutaneous

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most common form of candidiasis

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acute atrophic, often 2/2 abx

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central papillary atrophy on tongue

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median rhomboid glossitis

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white plaque that does not wipe off but is fungal

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chronic hyperplastic cnaididasis

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30
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candida tx

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nystatin, clotrimazole (topical), ketoconazole, fluconazole (systemic)

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candida stain

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PAS 0 carbohydrates, KOH, Grocott-Gomori methenamine silver

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histoplasmosis lives in

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droppings from chickens, pigeons, birds, bats

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forms of histoplasmosis

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acute (most common)
chronic (similar to TB: upper lobe changes, calcifictiona)
disseminated *oral lesions ~ ulcer ~ SCC

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histoplasmosis stain

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PAS or Grocott-Gomori

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blastomycosis aka

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chicago dz

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36
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chicago dz aka

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blastomycosis

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blasto habitat

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similar to histo – humid moist soil (Ohio, Missisippi) but extends north

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forms of blastomycosis

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acute 0 ~pneumonia

chronic (mimics TB)

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blastomycosis on skin

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facial nodules that enlarge and become verrucous or ulcerated
oral similar to SCC

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blastomycosis stain

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PAS or Grocott-Gomori

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41
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oral paracoccidioidomycosis

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mulberry ulcerations

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42
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paracoccidiodiomycosis stain, look

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PAS, Grocott

Mickey mouse ears or mariner’s wheel

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mariner’s wheel

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paracoccidiodiomycosis

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44
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mickey mouse ears

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paracoccidiodiomycosis

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45
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desert soil fungus

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coccidioidomycosis immitis (SW US and Mexico)

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forms of coccidioidomycosis

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acute,
chronic progressive pulmonary (mimics TB)
and disseminated

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coccidioidomycosis on skin

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EM-like skin eruption or erythema nodosum (subQT painful erythe,atous nodules)

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coccidioidomycosis + erythema nodosum

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valley fever

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49
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disseminated coccidioidomycosis

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skin lesions (papules, abscess, verrucous plaques, granulomatous nodules)
central face, esp nasolabial fold

oral lesions rare

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coccidioidomycosis histo

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large 20-60nm round spherules with numerous endospores

51
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large sphersules with endospores

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coccidioidomycosis

52
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coccidioidomycosis stain

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PAS, Grocott

53
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cryptococcus full name

A

cryptococcus neoformans

54
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special stain for crypto

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mucous capsule is mucopolysaccharide (mucicarmine) positive

55
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most common locations for crypto

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meninges and skin

56
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crypto meningitis presentation

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headache, fever, vomiting

57
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skin crypto

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erythematous papules/pustules that may ulcerate and discharge material rich in organisms

58
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oral crypto

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rare – similar to SCC

59
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zygomycetes (x2)

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mucor, absidia

60
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oral mucormycosis

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black and necrotic palate ulceration – extension from sinus involvement

61
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mucor histo

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non-septate branding hyphae at 90 degrees

extensive tissue destruction (predilection for vessels –> infarction and necrosis)

62
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non-spetate brandinh hyphae at 90 degrees

63
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mucor mortality

64
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invasive aspergillus when

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AIDS, CT, organ transplant, uncontrolled diabetes

65
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antroliths

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aspergilloma when undergoes dystrophic calcification

66
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oral aspergillosis

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gingival ulcerations and swelling with surrounding gray/violaceous hue

67
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feature of eos in aspergillus fungal ball

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charcot-leyden – eosinophilic hexagonal pyramidal crystals

68
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aspergillus fungal ball

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GMS and fontana-masson

69
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tx for aspergillus (x3)

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aspergilloma - debridement
fungal ball - debridement + corticoids
invasive - voriconazole

70
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aspergillus histo

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fruiting bodies, septate branching hyphae at 40 acute angle

71
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rhinosporidiosis cause

A

rhinosporidium seeberi

72
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rhinosporidiosis geography

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90% in India and Sri Lanka

73
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rhinosporidium histo

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100-300um cysts or sporangia with numerous endospores

immature - small, mature - large

74
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toxo symptoms

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like mono in immunocompetent host

75
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toxo histo

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triad of follicular hyperplasia, clusters of eputhelioid histiocytes, plasmacytoid B cells

76
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toxoplasmosis diagnosis

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serum Ab titers

77
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cysticercosis cause

A

Taenia solium

78
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taenia solium cause

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cysticercosis

79
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how acquire cysticercosis

A

undercooked pork

80
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cneruocysticercosis most common symptom

81
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cysticercosis histo

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cystic cavity with larvae
scolex at cephalic region and caudal to it, with duct like invagination
invagination lined by eosinophilic membrane
caudal – ovoid basophilic calcified corpuscles

82
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mucocutaneous candidiasis eponym

A

whitaker syndrome

83
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whitaker syndrome

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mucocutaneous candidiasis

84
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mucocutaneous candidiasis inheritance and genetics

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most sporadic but AR if familial

Due to IL-17 and IL-22 / Autoimmune regulator gene (AIRE) mutation on chromosome # 21

85
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syndromic consequences of AIRE mutation

A 
 Endocrine-candidiasis syndrome ; Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-
ectodermal dystrophy ( APECED ) / Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy syndrome type 1

 Iron def Anemia
 mucocutaneous candidiasis

86
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endocrine and other problems in APECED

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 Hypothyroidism
 Hypoparathyroidism
 Hypoadrenocorticism (Addison disease)
 DM
 10% have esophageal cancer
87
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external presentation of APECED

A

 Erythematous candida on tongue
 Nail dystrophy
 Corneal keratopathy

88
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 Erythematous candida on tongue
 Nail dystrophy
 Corneal keratopathy

89
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APECED mutation where

90
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21q22.3 mutation

91
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smallest relevant fungus

A

histoplasma capsulatum

92
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largest relevant fungus

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coccidiodes posadasii/immitis

93
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refractory cell wal fungus

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balstomyces dermatitidis

94
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non septate hyphae fungus

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mucormycotina (absidia, mucor, rhizomucor, rhizopus)

95
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endocrine consequence of disseminated histoplasmosis

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addison disease if affects adrenal

96
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psudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia which fungus

A

blastomyces

97
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acute blastomycosis clinical course

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 Resembles PNEUMONIA

 High fever, night sweats, chest pain, malaise, productive cough

98
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chronic blastomycosis clinical coure

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 More common than acute
 Mimic TB but NO CALCIFICTAIONS
 Low grade fever, night sweats, chest pain, malaise

99
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ppl at risk for chronic histoplasmosis

A

older, immunosuppressed,

emphysematous white men

100
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lungs affected in which histoplasmoses

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acute and cronic

disseminated starts affecting extrapulmonary sites

101
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2-10% of disseminated histoplasmosis in which population

102
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paracoccidiomycosis aka and population predilection

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(South American blastomycosis)

Men >Women 15:1

103
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paracoccidiomycosis organ damage

A

Addison Disease

104
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which fungus can result in addison disease

A

paracoccidiomycosis

105
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paracoccidiomycosis histo

A

Mickey mouse ears = Mariner’s wheel= daughter buds

106
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Mickey mouse ears

A

paracoccidiomycosis

107
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Mariner’s wheel

A

paracoccidiomycosis

108
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4)Coccidioidomycosis aka

A

(San Joaquin Valley Fever

109
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(San Joaquin Valley Fever aka

A

Coccidioidomycosis

110
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Valley Fever what is

A

Coccidioidomycosis
Fever: Occasionally Allergic response is triggered causing erythema nodosum on
skin of legs that occur in conjugation with cocci

111
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Allergic response is triggered causing erythema nodosum on

skin of legs that occur in conjugation with cocci

A

Valley Fever

112
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Coccidioidomycosis geography

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Alkaline , semiarid, desert soil / southwestern States and Mexico

113
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chronic Coccidioidomycosis

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Mimics TB, persistent cough, hemoptysis, chest pain, low grade fever, weight loss.

114
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disseminated Coccidioidomycosis

which population

A

extra pulmonary = skin (most common) and LN,

Filipinos, blacks, native
Americans

115
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cryptococcosis animal spirit

116
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crypto classic

A

Meningitis/ headache/ vomiting/skin/bone

117
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mucormycosis ions

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Fe! DKA (ketoacidosis due to prevention of binding of Iron to transferrin = HIGH iron) and deferoxamine for thalassemia

118
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thalassemia patients at risj for (infx)

A

mucormycosis

119
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histo of noninvasive aspergillus

A

allergic fungal sinusitis which have tide lines

or fungal ball

120
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disseminated aspergillusw ho’s at rosk

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leukemia or high steroids

121
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primary reservoir for leishmania

A

dogs and other mammals

sandfly vector

122
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most common leishmaniasis

A

cutaneous – mexicana

123
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kala azar

A

visceral leishmania
donovani old world
braziliensis new world

black discoloration, pancytopenia, hepatosplenomegaly, weight loss

124
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leishmania stains

A

giemsa, brown hopp

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