Classification of Fungi

Question 1

Systemic Mycoses

Answer 1

Coccodioidomycosis
Histoplasmosis
Blastomycosis
North American Blastomyces
South American Blastomyces

Question 2

Coccodioidomycosis

Answer 2

Valley Fever
San Joaquin Fever
Desert Rheumatism

Question 3

Causative Agent of Coccodioidomycosis

Answer 3

Coccidioides immitis

Question 4

Histoplasmosis

Answer 4

Spelunker’s Disease
Cave Disease
Darling’s Disease
Ohio Valley Disease

Question 5

Causative Agent of Histoplasmosis

Answer 5

Histoplasma capsulatum

Question 6

Mimics Pulmonary TB

Answer 6

Histoplasmosis

Question 7

Mode of Transmission of Histoplasmosis

Answer 7

Bat and bird droppings

Question 8

African Histoplasmosis

Answer 8

Histoplasma capsulatum var duboisii

Question 9

Treatment of Histoplasmosis

Answer 9

Itraconazole

Question 10

Causative Agent of North American Blastomycoses

Answer 10

Blastomyces dermatidis

Question 11

Causative Agent of South American Blastomycoses

Answer 11

Paracoccidiodes brasilliensis

Question 12

Resembles bacterial pneumonia

Answer 12

South American Blastomycosis

Question 13

Causes skin lesions

Answer 13

North American Blastomycosis

Question 14

Treatment of Blastomycosis

Answer 14

Amphotericin B
Itraconazole

Question 15

Subcutaneous mycoses

Answer 15

Sporotrichosis
Mycetoma
Chromoblastomycosis

Question 16

Mycetoma is also called

Answer 16

Madura Foot

Question 17

Chromoblastomycosis

Answer 17

Chromomycosis

Question 18

Sporotrichosis aka

Answer 18

Rose Gardener’s Disease

Question 19

Causative Agent of Sporotrichosis

Answer 19

Sporothrix schenkii from thorn picks

Question 20

Causes warty nodules and crusty abscesses in skin

Answer 20

Phialophora verrucosa
Fonsacaea pedrosoi
Fonsacaea compacta
Rhinocladiela aquaspersa
Cladophialophora carrionii

Question 21

Causative Agent of Mycetoma/Madura Foot

Answer 21

Madurella grisea

Question 22

Abscess on foot with pus, serum, and blood discharge.

Answer 22

Mycetoma

Question 23

Cutaneous mycoses

Answer 23

Dermatophytosis
Cutaneous Candidiasis

Question 24

Ringworm Infection, Tinea

Answer 24

Dermatophytosis

Question 25

Genera of Dermatophyte

Answer 25

Microsporum Epidermophyton Trichophyton

Question 26

Substance produced by Dermatophyte

Answer 26

Keratinase

Question 27

Ringworm

Answer 27

Tinea corporis

Question 28

Athlete's foot

Answer 28

Tinea pedis

Question 29

Jock itch

Answer 29

Tinea cruris

Question 30

Scalp ringworm

Answer 30

Tinea capitis

Question 31

Onychomycosis/Nail

Answer 31

Tinea unguium

Question 32

Hands

Answer 32

Tinea manuum

Question 33

Barber's itch

Answer 33

Tinea barbae

Question 34

Oral thrush

Answer 34

Oropharyngeal candidiasis

Question 35

Itching and burning pain of vulva with white discharge

Answer 35

Vaginal candidiasis

Question 36

Causative Agent of Candidiasis

Answer 36

Candida albicans

Question 37

Treatment of Vaginal Candidiasis

Answer 37

Ketoconazole Nystatin