Fungal Flashcards
Dx of tine versicolor
KOH prep of skin. First line therapy is topical.
Severe inflammatory version of Tinea , sever and contagious
Favosa
Beard folliculitis
Barbae
Annular lesions with pustular or vesicular border
Corporis
Groin “Jock itch” generally accompanied by foot/nail involvement.
Cruris
3 primary genera of cutaneous infections
Trichophyton
Epidermophyton
Microsprum
“TEM cut his skin”
“Trick EPi, Micro”
Treatment for cutaneous infections
“G-FIT”
griseofulvin
Fluconazole
Itraconazole
terbinafine
Ringwork of scalp and skin
Capitis
Onychomycosis is caused by
dermatophytes and can also be caused by yeast
Subcutaneous infections
SEC
The SEC is not SUB par.
Sporothrix
Eumycetoma
Chromoblastomycosis
Rose gardeners disease
Sporothrix
Dx of Sporothrix
Culture is best
Treatment of SPorothrix
Itraconazole
Potassium iodide.
Chronic infection, generally of the foot
Eumycetoma (starts with traumatic inoculation)
Primary pathogens of Eumycetoma
Madurella mycetomatis
Trematosphaeria grisea
First line of treatment for Eumycetoma
Itraconazole
Chronic subcutaneous infection via transcutaneous inoculation, primarily in developing regions in tropical and subtropical climates
Chromoblastomycosis
Main differences in Chromoblastomycosis
Melanized fungi
No granules
Broader variety of pathologic skin lesions
How is chromoblastomycosis diagnosed ?
Skin biopsy for histopathology and culture
Two primary genre of Chromoblastomycosis
Fonsecae, Cladophialophora
Drugs to treat Chromoblastomycosis
Itra console
Terbinafine
Cryotheapy , heat, light
Invaive candida
blood stream infection , intraabdominal infection
