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export_sst fungal infections Flashcards

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Four superficial fungal infections

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Pityriasis versicolor
Tinea nigra

Black piedra

White piedra

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Pityariasis versicolor causative agent

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Malassezia furfur

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Malassezia furfur features

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Dimorphic
Part of normal flora

Lipophilic

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Pityriasis vericolor symptoms

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Numerous, irregularly shaped scaly patches
Yellow-brown to dark brown in color

Hyper or hypo-pigmentation

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5
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Diagnose pityriasis versicolor

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Direct observation of skin scrapings

KOH prep - “spaghetti and meatballs”

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Treat pityriasis versicolor

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Topical treatment with keratolytic agents or azoles

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Tinea nigra causative agent

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Exophiala werneckii

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Exophiala werneckii features

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Dimorphic

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Tinea nigra symptoms

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Distinct oval-shaped lesions on hands and feet

Light-brown to black in color - organism produces melanin

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Diagnose tinea nigra

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Skin scrapings (KOH) reveal two-celled yeast forms with dark pigment

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Treat tinea nigra

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Topical treatments with keratolytic agents or azoles

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12
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Black piedra causative agent

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Piedra hortae

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White piedra causative agent

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Trichosporon beigelii

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Black piedra presentation

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Nodules composed of asci and ascospores (sexual process)

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White piedra

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Mycelium and anthroconidia forming a collar around the hair shaft

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Common location for black piedra

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Primarily scalp

Nodules firmly attached

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Common location for white piedra

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Pubic, axillary, beards, eyebrows

Loosely attached

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18
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Diagnose either piedra

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Microscopic examination of hair

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Treat either piedra

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Shaving hair and good hygeine

20
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Group of organisms that cause cutaneous mycoses

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Dermatophytes

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Three genus’ that cause cutaneous mycoses

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Microsporum
Trichophyton

Epidermophyton

22
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Tinea pedis

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Athlete’s foot

23
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Tinea corporis

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Ring worm

Most common on the trunk

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Tinea capitis

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Scalp infection
Patches of hair loss

Favus

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Favus

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Mass of hyphal elements surrounding the base of the hair shaft

26
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Tinea cruris

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“Jock itch”

Lesions in the groin, most common in men

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Tinea unguium

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Onychomycosis
Infection of nail plate and nail bed

Hyperkeratosis and discoloration

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Diagnose dermatophytic infections

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Direct observation of fungal elements in skin scrapings, nail, or hair samples

29
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Woods lamp

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Used to examine lesions on scalp or beard

Many fungi will fluoresce

30
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Treat dermatophyte infections

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Application of exfoliating agents as well as topical azoles

31
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Specific treatment for tinea capitis

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Griseofulvin

32
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Treatment for tinea unguium

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Very difficult to treat

Long term administration of oral antifungals

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Cutaneous candidiasis presentation

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Papules or confluent plaques

Redness, tenderness, and cracking

34
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Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis

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Superficial infections at mouth, face, and fingernails

Immunosuppressed

35
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Subcutaneous fungal organisms

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Sporotrichosis
Chromoblastomycosis

Mycetoma

36
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Sporotrichosis causative agent

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Sporothrix schenckii

37
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Sporothrix schenkii features

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Dimorphic

Induced through traumatic inoculation

38
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Sporotrichosis clinical presentation

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Inflammation at inoculation site
Painless granulomatous lesions

Lesion ulcerates, developing along the draining lymphatic tract

39
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Diagnose sporotrichosis

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Cultivation from tissue or pus

40
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Treat sporotrichosis

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Oral K+ iodide

Oral azoles

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Chromoblastomycosis clinical presentation

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Initially a wart-like lesion
Slowly develops into a red/gray cauliflower-like lesion

Painless

42
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Diagnose chromoblastomycosis

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Brown-pigmented hyphae
Medlar bodies (copper-colored spherical cells)
43
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Treat chromoblastomycosis

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Surgical removal of lesions

Oral antifungals

44
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Mycetoma disease

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Madura foot

45
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Mycetoma causative agents

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Soil-inhabiting fungi
Madurella mycetomatis

Madurella grisea

Pseudallescheria boydii

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Mycetoma clinical presentation

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Initially a slow growing papule at site of inoculation
Lesion ulcerates, releasing pus, blood, and discharge

Underlying bone becomes involved, resulting in pitted lesions

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