Fungal infection Flashcards

1
Q

opportunistic infections can follow antibiotics, corticosteroids, alcoholics, diabetics, immunosuppressive etc

A

nocardiosis
apergillosis
mucomycosis
moniliasis (candiasis)

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2
Q

lympadenopathy, dessemination, pneumonia

A

characteristics of fungal infections

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3
Q

found in SW US

A

coccydiomycosis

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4
Q

sellout sign with ascending aorta

A

segment 2

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5
Q

actinomycosis is unique

A
  1. uncommon in lung
  2. can capitate
  3. can eat a whole into the pluera through the chest wall and cause a pneumothorax (sinus tracks)
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6
Q

nocardiosis

A

can cross tissue boundaries similar to actinomycosis

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7
Q

coccydiomycosis

A

soil based, SW US

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8
Q

can cause infectious discitis

A

cocctdiomycosis

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9
Q

geographic location
disseminates to bony prominences
non opportunistic

A

characteristis coccydiomycosis

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10
Q

MC of pulmonary fungal disorders

A

histoplasmosis

hystoplasma capsulatum

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11
Q

histo likes _____ soil and chicken ____

A

wet

manure

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12
Q

states that border Ohio rivers, Mississippi rivers

A

Histoplasmosis

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13
Q

paratrachial, subcarinal lymphadenopathy/scarring

A

Histoplasmosis

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14
Q

desseminates to liver and spleen, causing calcifications

A

Histo (especially spleen)

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15
Q

1 cause of 7a/b

A

Histo

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16
Q

have bone tendencies

A

histo and blasto

17
Q

likes wooded areas

A

blasto

18
Q

aspirgilis 2 forms

A
  1. pneumonia-may cavitate

2. fungus ball “mycetoma”

19
Q

crescent sign

A

radiolucency that lines the cavity of a mycetoma(aspirgilosis)

20
Q

pneymocystis carinii

A

opportunistic-usually to aids

progresses very quickly

21
Q

echinococcosis

A

forms hydatid vugsdv