Fungi Flashcards
Tinea capitis
Microsporum canis
Trychophyton tonsurans (humans)
cutaneous mycoses
scalp ring worm
Tinea corporis
Microsporum gypseum M. Canis Trichophyton rubrum (humans) cutaneous mycoses body ring worm
Tinea cruris
Epidermiphyton floccosum
T. rubrum
cutaneous mycoses
jock itch
Tinea Pedis
Trichophyton mentagrophytes
T. rubrum
cutaneous mycoses
athletes foot
Onychomycosis
T. rubrum
cutaneous mycoses
nail infection
Blastomyces dermatitides
yeast
Immunocompetent Host
any organ including the skin can be invaded
systemic mycoses
Coccidioides immitis
yeast
Immunocompetent Host
any organ including the skin can be invaded
systemic mycoses
Histoplasma capsulatum
yeast
Immunocompetent Host
any organ including the skin can be invaded
systemic mycoses
Aspergillus flavis
mold
Immunocompromised Host
any organ including the skin can be invaded (lung)
systemic mycoses
Aspergillus fumigatus
mold
Immunocompromised Host
any organ including the skin can be invaded (lung!)
systemic mycoses
Candida albicans
yeast
Immunocompromised Host
any organ including the skin can be invaded
systemic mycoses
Cryptococcus neoformans
yeast
Immunocompromised Host
any organ including the skin can be invaded (CNS)
systemic mycoses