DIMORPHIC FUNGI

Question 1

Give the dimorphic fungi specie with the given data:

• Rose fever, gardeners often affected.
• Infection via traumatic implantation.

Answer 1

Sporothrix schenkii

Question 2

Give the dimorphic fungi specie with the given data:

• San Joaquin valley fever.
• Mycelial phase present in culture.
• Yeast phase in tissue.

Answer 2

Coccidioides immitis

Question 3

Give the dimorphic fungi specie with the given data:

• Mississippi Valley fever.
• Associated with bird droppings.
• Disease mimics tuberculosis.
• Found frequently in reticuloendothelial cells as extracellular inclusions.

Answer 3

Histoplasma capsulatum

Question 4

Give the dimorphic fungi specie with the given data:

• North American Blastomycosis (Gilcrest disease).
• Large yeast cells with single bud.

Answer 4

Blastomyces dermatitis

Question 5

Give the dimorphic fungi specie with the given data:

• South American Blastomycosis.
• Large yeast cells with multiple buds (mariner’s wheel).

Answer 5

Paracoccidioides braziliensis