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Fungal Infections Of The Skin Flashcards

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What mycoses is described as spaghetti and meatballs ( thick walled yeast cells mixed with hyphae)

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Tines versicolor - malassezia

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Malassezia ( furufur and globosa) causes what

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Tinea (pityriasis) versicolor - superficial mycoses

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You see hyper and hypo pigmentation of upper torso and arms that can be scaled .

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Tinea versicolor: malassezia

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Skin lesions may fluoresce under wood lamp and can see spaghetti and meatballs

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Tinea versicolor: malassezia

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A black mold ( demagiaceous) with freq branching hyper (90 degrees)

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Tines nigra: hortaea werneckii

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Organisms a causing Tines nigra

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hortaea werneckii- superficial

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Brown to black NON SCALING , macular lesions usually on palms and soles.

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Tinea nigra : hortaea werneckii

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What are the superficial mycoses

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Tinea versicolor : malassezia
Tinea nigra: hortaea werneckii
White piedra: trichosporon
Black piedra : piedraia hortae

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Use topical Azoles and Whitfield ointment ( salicyclic acid and benzoic acid)

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Tinea nigra : hortaea werneckii

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What causes white piedra and what is is associated with

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Trichosporon spp associated with poor hygiene

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Hyphal with athrocondia and blastoconidia

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White piedra : trichosporon spp ( beigelii, inkin)

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This mycoses surrounds the hair shaft forming a yellow white granules that look like lice

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.White piedra : trichosporon spp

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Improved hygiene and haircut are the cure

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White and back piedra

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What causes black piedra and what is is associated with

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Piedraia hortae associated with poor hygiene

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Brown black mold of hyphae and spindle shaped acospores

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Black piedra : piedraia hortae

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Diagnosis is seeing the dark nodule on higher hair shaft

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Black piedra : piedraia hortae

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Cutaneous mycoses are caused by what

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dermatophytes : they use keratin as energy

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Types of dermatophytes

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Trichophyton
Epidermophyton
Microsporum

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This dermatophyte contain no microconidia

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Epidermophyton

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This dermatophyte contain some microconidia

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Microsporum

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This dermatophyte contain many microconidia

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Trichophyton

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The two most common dermatophyte

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Trichophyton rubrum and mentsgrophytes

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Name of a hair or scalp infection and most common. Cause

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Tinea capitis - t. Tonsurans ( endothrix : arthrocondidia in hair)

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Infection of feet

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Tinea pedis : e. Floccosum, t. Rubrum, t mentagrophytes

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Infection of the body

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Tinea corporis

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Jock itch

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Tinea cruris

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Nails

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Tinea unguium : onychomycosis - candida, scopulariopsis brevicsulis, scytalidum dimidiatum

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Beard

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Tinea barbae

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What culture do you use to grow dermatophytes

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Mycoselor mycobiotic agar ( DTM- derm test medium) . Have cycloheximade, chloramphenicol, phenol red, protein and carb sources. - dermis will use the protein and make an alkaline product causing it turn red

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Three subcutaneous fungal infections

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Sporotrichosis
Chromoblastomycosis
eumycotic mycetoma

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Causative agent of sporotrichosis

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Sporothrix schenkii

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Thermally dimorphic with conidia that contain melanin

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Sporotrichosis: Sporothrix schenkii

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Rose Pickens disease - north and South America

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Sporotrichosis Sporothrix schenkii

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Nodules appear at site of infection and spread thru the lymphatics creating additional nodules, which ulcerate

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Sporotrichosis Sporothrix schenkii

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Hyphae at 25 degrees and yeast at 35 degrees

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Sporotrichosis Sporothrix schenkii

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Treatment is saturated potassium or itraconazole

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Sporotrichosis Sporothrix schenkii

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Causative agents of chromoblastomycosis

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Cladosporium carrionii
Fonsecaea spp
Phislophora verrucosa

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Demariaceous molds all that form muriform cells

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Chromoblastomycosis

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Infections in feet and legs are common and are large wart like lesions that grow into large Cauliflower like growths . Secondary fibrosis and lymphedema is common -> elephantiasis

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Chromoblastomycosis

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Causative agents for eumycotic mycetoma

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Fusarium spp, curvularia. Spp, scedosporium spp.

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Characterized by the formation of multiple granulomas containing aggregate of fungi known as granules or grains

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Eumycotic mycetoma

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Fungal granules made of mixed hypae and chlamydocondia encased in a hard comment like material

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Eumycotic mycetoma

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Nodule at initial site of infection that grows. sinus tracts appear on the skin and infection may destroy local tissue And bone

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Eumycotic mycetoma

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Treatment of this is usually unsuccessful

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Eumycotic mycetoma

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