Fungal I Flashcards
Are fungi eukaryotic or prokaryotic?
Eukaryotic
What is the cell wall made up of?
Carbohydrate
What are the three forms of Fungi?
Saprophytic (growing in rotting veg), parasitic, symbiotic
What are the three types of fungal infection?
Superficial, subcutaneous & systemic (affects deep seated tissues)
What are dermatophytes?
Specialised fungi, exploit keratin in hair, skin and nails
What are the three types of dermatophyte infection?
Trichophyton, Microsporon and epidermophyton
What fungal species is responsible for fungal and vaginal thrush?
Candida sp. (can cause systemic and superficial infections)
What are the different types of candida?
Albicans, Glabrata, parapsilosis, tropicalis and krusei
What fungal causes subcutaneous infections?
Sporotricosis - traumatic implantation, not endemic to UK. Associated with sphagum moss and disease tracks along lymph nodes. Can grow as yeast in tissue or as hyphae
How is systemic fungal infections diagnosed?
Isolation of fungus from blood or tissue
Where is systemic candidosis found?
blood, meninges, heart, bone and eye
What can systemic candidosis cause?
Blinds - gets into the back of the eye
What are the different types of aspergillus?
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis Aspergilloma Aspergillum sinusitis Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis Invasive aspergillosis (immunocompromised)
What is invasive aspergillosis?
Pulmonary aspergillosis with active tissue and blood vessel invasion. May spread to brain, skin, kidney and other organs
What is mucormycosis?
Caused by a group of moulds
Rhino-cerebral or pulmonary disease in immunocompormised patients
