Fungal Flashcards
1
Q
Candida (beefy red satellite lesion) associated with
A
Immune comp, ICS usage, DM
2
Q
Thrush tx?
A
fluconazole or amphotericin B.
3
Q
Recurrant candida can be due to?
A
HIV or DM
4
Q
Fungemia can lead to?
A
Hepatosplenomegaly, Leukemia, Lymphopenia.
5
Q
Fungemia diag?
A
biopsy
6
Q
encapsulated yeast diag?
A
Cryptococcus, LP, CSF, India ink
7
Q
Cyrptococcal meningitis tx?
A
Amphloterecine B
8
Q
Histoplasmosis (cave diving) diag? tx?
A
xray, Amphloterecine B, itraconazole
9
Q
<100 CD4 in HIV?
A
histoplasmosis
10
Q
PJP HIV diag?
A
CXR (batwing), ABG, BAL
11
Q
PJP tx?
A
Bactrium, dapsone
12
Q
Bactrium MOA?
A
prevent DNA synthesis
13
Q
pinworm diag?
A
eggs in stool, FOBT, scotch tape
14
Q
Pinworm tx?
A
mebendazole or albenazole
15
Q
Pinworm sxs?
A
perinanl itch, worse at night
