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Common Fungal Infection Flashcards

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What are the 3 most common fungal infections?

A

Candidiasis
Pityriasis versicolor
Dermatophytosis

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What are the causative agents of Tinea Capitis?

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Trichophyton tonsurans
Microsprum & Epidermophyton

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What are the dx and management of Tinea capatiis?

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Dx: Woods lamp = (-) fluorescence

Griseofulvin = DOC with fatty meal

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What are the causative agents of Tinea Corporis?

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Trichophyton rubrum
Microsporangia canis
Trichophyton mentagrpahytes

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What are CA of Tinea Cruris?

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Trichophyton rubrum
Epidermophyton floccosum
Trichophyton mentagrophytes

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What is the CA Of Tinea manuum?

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Trichophyton rubrum

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What aer the CA of Tinea pedis?

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Trichophyton rubrum
Trichophyton mentagrophytes

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What are the causative agents of TInea unguium?

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Trichophyton rubrum
Epidermophyton floccosum
Microscoprangia spp

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What are pharmacological tx for Dermatophytosis?

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Imidazoles: Clotrimazole, Ketoconazole, Miconazole
Triazoles: Itraconazole, Fluconazole

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What are pharmacological tx for Candidiasis?

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Oral fluconazole: cutaneous candidiasis
Oral nystatin: candidiasis of GIT

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What is the diagnostic feature of Pityriasis versicolor?

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Spaghetti & meatballs under KOH presp

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What are systemic infections that manifest from inhalation of aerosolized fungus?

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Deep fungal infections

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What are the 2 improtant deep fungal infections

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Sporotrichosis
Phaeohyphomycosis

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What is the most common cause of Phaeohyphomycosis?

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Bipolaris spicifera

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What are the clinical manifestations of Phaeohypomycosis?

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Eumycetoma = swelling unileral on leg, foot and hand, draining of pus with grains

Chromoblastomycosis = nodular, verrucuous or plaque-like lesions

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What are the clinical manifestations of Sporotrichosis?

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Fixed cutaneous (plaque) sporotrichosis
Nodular lymphangitis
Disseminated sporotrichosis

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What is the tx for Sporotrichosis?

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Itraconazole = cutaenou and lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis

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