fungi Flashcards
1
Q
What? Where? Sx?
A
Paracoccidioides, latin america
pneumonia, disseminated infx, nasty mucosal ulcerations, lymphadenopathy
azoles or TMP-SMX et al
Much more common in men.
2
Q
Which bug? Sx? Where?
A
Histoplasma capsulatum (intramacrophage). Ohio, bird or bat poop. Most asymptomatic; can present as pneumonia with calcifications or disseminate like TB.
Tx: amphotericin B, itraconazole
3
Q
What bug? Where? Tx? Sx?
A
Blastomyces (broad yeast). Southwest. Nasty skin lesions, pneumonia, may disseminate.
Amphotericin b, azoles.
