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6. Subcutaneous Mycoses Flashcards

1
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3 types of conidiation of dematiaceous fungi

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Cladosporium type
Phialophora type
Rhinocladiella type

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Conidiation of dematiaceous fungi; resembles a tree, in which conidiophore is the trunk and branched chains of conidia form the branches

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Cladosporium type

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Conidiation of dematiaceous fungi; short conidiophores + phialide, vase shaped, conidia extruded from phialide and then cluster

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Phialophora type

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Conidiation of dematiaceous fungi; stalked conidiophores that become knobbly as conidia produced sequentially until a Cladosporium type of conidiation is reached

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Rhinocladiella type

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5
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Specimens for subcutaneous fungi ID is collected by

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Aspiration

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Media for subcutaenous fungi ID

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SDA

PDA (subculture)

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A chronic granulomatous disease of feet (lower extremeties)

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Mycetoma (Madura foot/Maduromycosis)

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2 types of mycetoma

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Eumycotic

Actinomycotic

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Mycetoma granule; mycelium with hyphae 1 μm in diameter

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Actinomycotic granule

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Mycetoma granule; wide hyphae (2-4 μm) terminating in chlamydoconidia

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Eumycotic granules

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11
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Verrucoid (wartlike) lesions on feet, legs, hands, and buttocks

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Chromoblastomycosis

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Microscopic:

Single-celled or clusters of single-cells
Dark pigment

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Chromoblastomycosis

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13
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Culture temp and time for Chromoblastomycosis

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6 weeks at RT

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14
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Subcutaneous mycosis that can have a systemic spread

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Phaeohyphomycosis

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Subcutaneous mycosis that uses the types of conidiation as a guide for ID

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Chromoblastomycosis

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16
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Subcutaneous fungi that causes mycetoma

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Pseudoallescheria boydii
Exophiala jeanselmei
Acremonium spp.

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17
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Subcutaneous fungi that causes Chromoblastomycosis

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  • Cladophialophora carrionii (Cladosporium type)
  • Fonsecaea pedrosoi (Cladosporium, Phialophora, Rhinocladiella type)
  • Fonsecaea compacta (Cladosporium type)
  • Phialophora verrucosa (Phialophora type)
18
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Subcutaneous fungi that causes Phaeohyphomycosis

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Phialophora verrucosa
Fonsecaea pedrosoi
Exophiala jeanselmei
Wangiella dermatitidis

19
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How many days will Cladophialophora carrionii grow?

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30 days

20
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Acquired when not wearing shoes, trauma

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Cladophialophora carrionii

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Colonies are grey-green to black on surface and cottony on reverse side within 30 days

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Cladophialophora carrionii

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Gray-green to black, cottony colony within 21 days

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Fonsecaea pedrosoi

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How many days will Fonsecaea pedrosoi grow?

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21 days

24
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Olive-green to black, velvety colonies

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Phialophora verrucosa

25
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Name for alternate asexual stage of Pseudoallescheria boydii

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Scedosporium apiospermum

26
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Macroscopic:

  • rapid grower
  • white to brownish-gray, fluffy colonies
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Pseudoallescheria boydii

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Microscopic:

  • hyaline, septate hyphae
  • single anelloconidia produced on an anellophore (conidiophore)
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Pseudoallescheria boydii

28
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Young cultures: black yeasts

Mature cultures: velvety colonies

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Exophiala jeanselmei

29
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Sticklike coniodiophores with clustered conidia

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Exophiala jeanselmei

30
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Optimum growth temp of Wangiella dermatitidis

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40-42°C

31
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Macroscopic:

  • initially black yeast
  • after 10 days, olive-gray to black velvety or glabrous colony
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Wangiella dermatitidis

32
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Microscopic:

  • pigmented, septate hyphae
  • conidiophores are indistinguishable from vegetative hyphae, except that conidia are clustered at ends
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Wangiella dermatitidis

33
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Has similar morphology to E. jeanselmei

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Wangiella dermatitidis

34
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Etiologic agent of mycetomas, corneal infections, and nail infections

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Acremonium spp.

35
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4 major infections under subcutaneous mycoses

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Mycetoma
Chromoblastomycosis
Phaeohyphomycosis
Sporotrichosis

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