7-SYSTEMIC FUNGI Flashcards
MOT:
inhalation of spores (mold)
Specimen:
Sputum
contains HEPA filter
BSL III=BSC class II
No
person-to-person contact
Colonies:
cottony white to brown
blastomycosis/Gilchrist disease
Blastomyces dermatitidis
chronic granulomatous and suppurative infection of the lungs, skin and mucous membranes
Blastomyces dermatitidis
Primary Lung
Blastomyces dermatitidis
Chronic skin-bone
Blastomyces dermatitidis
Slow to moderate growers
Blastomyces dermatitidis
Rapid growers (3 to 4 days)
Blastomyces dermatitidis
Dipmorphic
Coccidioides immitis
habitat: soil
Coccidioides immitis
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
habitat: alkaline soil
Histoplasma capsulatum
coccidioidomycosis/Valley fever
Coccidioides immitis
Asymptomatic pulmonary disease
Coccidioides immitis
skin infections are characterized by erythema nodosum and multiforme and arthritis
Coccidioides immitis
Symptomatic: fever, respiratory distress, cough, anorexia, headache, malaise, and myalgias
Coccidioides immitis
most virulent human mycosis
Coccidioides immitis
histoplasmosis
Histoplasma capsulatum
coin lesions, flattened lesions in lungs
Histoplasma capsulatum
very fatal and may lead to death to immunodeficient/ immunosuppressed patient
Histoplasma capsulatum
Acquired in bird poops, bat guanos/ bat poops
Histoplasma capsulatum
“Cave’s disease”
Histoplasma capsulatum
Specimen: blood, urine, CSF
Histoplasma capsulatum
Paracoccidiodomycosis
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis