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1
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What are the dermatophytes?

A
  • Microsporum,
  • Epidermophyton,
  • Trichophyton
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Yeast are typically single, small, oval cells that reproduce by _________.

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simple budding

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In some yeasts, a single cell may elongate to form successive buds that do not pinch off, but form branching chain structures called ____________.

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pseudohyphae

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4
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Instead of peptidoglycan, fungi have ______ in their cell walls.

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-chitin

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5
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What is the fungal version of cholesterol found in their cell membrane?

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Ergosterol

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6
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What is TInea unquim?

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-dermatophyte infection of the nail

Onychomycosis

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7
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“proximal subungual onychomycosis”

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Think AIDS

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8
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What is Tinea cruris?

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Jock itch caused by dermatophyte

-Well demarcated border & absence of satellite lesions

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9
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_____ dissolves skin cells & hair and preserves fungal hyphae.

A

KOH

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10
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The Hyphae of ________ are septate & branch at acute angles.

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Aspergillus

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11
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The most significant determinants of aspergillus infection is the ____________.

A

immune status of the host

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12
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What are the two varieties of allergic aspergillus?

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  • Hypersensitivity pneumonia (allergic alveolitis)

- Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA)

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13
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Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in people with _________.

A

Preexisting asthma

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14
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Aspergilloma occurs in patients with __________.

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Some other preexisting cavitary lung disease

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15
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If a patient with aspergilloma has hemoptysis, you need to _______.

A

surgery them

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16
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Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis occurs almost exclusively in ____________.

A

Immunocompromised individuals

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17
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“halo sign”

A

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis

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18
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Chronic necrotizing aspergillosis occurs in patients who ____________.

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-are middle aged with some impairment of host defenses

COPD, Diabetes, Low dose steroids

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19
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Patients with diabetic ketoacidosis commonly present with ___________.

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Rhinocerebral mucormycosis

**very very rapid progression

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20
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Primary central nervous system mucormycosis is common in _________.

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Parenteral drug addicts

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21
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The only reliable method of diagnosis of mucormycosis is by _________________.

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tissue biopsy and microscopic examination with culture

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22
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Organism causing _________ has irregular, non-septate, broad hyphae that branch at right angles

A

mucormycosis

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23
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In culture, ___________ produces a unique, diffusable red pigment.

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Penicillium marneffei

*southeast asia

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24
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In culture, ___________ produces a unique, diffusable red pigment.

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Penicillium marneffei

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25
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The pathogenesis of Blastomycosis is similar to the pathogenesis of ________.

A

Tuberculosis

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26
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What 4 organs are most commonly involved with Blastomycosis?

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  • Lungs
  • Skin
  • Bone
  • Genitourinary
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27
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Skin lesions of _________ are described as verrucous (warty).

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Blastomycosis

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28
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HIV patients are not at greater risk of acquiring _________, but if they get it, it’s much worse.

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Blastomycosis

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29
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Yeast with “Broad-based budding”

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Blastomycosis

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30
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“valley fever” or “San joaquin valley fever”

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Coccidioides

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31
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________ is the largest of the infectious yeasts.

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Coccidioides

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32
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1/3 of students at the University of Arizona Student Health Center who present with “community-acquired pneumonia” have _________.

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Coccidioides

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33
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In patients with underlying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Coccidioides can cause __________________.

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apical cavitary disease that mimics TB

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34
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Who is at greatest risk for disseminated disease caused by coccidioides?

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  • Dark skinned individuals

- Preggers women

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35
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When is it safe to stop therapy for meningitis caused by Coccidioides?

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NEVER

36
Q

“aged pigeon droppings”

A

Cryptococcus

37
Q 
When drinking wine amongst the roses
Or guzzling beer while throwing bricks
Or playing games in bales of hay
Where lurks the tricky \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Beware the price you pay for play
When you get struck by dread mycoses
A

sporothrix

38
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_____________ may be an early indicator of acute infection with coccidiodes.

A

Erythema nodosum

39
Q

_____________ may be an early indicator of acute infection with coccidiodes.

A

Erythema nodosum

40
Q

Where is the natural habitat of Coccidioides?

A

-endemic to southwest US, form corpus christi to California

41
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Where is the natural habitat of Blastomyces?

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  • easter/midwestern U.S.
  • Along Mississippi river
  • Great lakes + Ohio river valley
42
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Where is the natural habitat of Histoplasma?

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  • Along mississippi river
  • south of great lakes

***look for people who go spelunking, likes bat and bird poop

43
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Where is the natural habitat of Histoplasma?

A
  • Along mississippi river
  • south of great lakes

***look for people who go spelunking, likes bat and bird poop

44
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Where is the natural habitat of Paracoccioides brasiliensis?

A

-South america

45
Q

What are the defining symptoms of Paracoccioides brasiliensis?

A
  • mucocutaneous lesions in the mouth

- cervical lymphadenopathy

46
Q

“Narrow-necked buds”

A

Paracoccioides brasiliensis

47
Q

“Narrow-necked buds”

A

Paracoccioides brasiliensis

48
Q

Aspergillus flavus produces _________ that causes hepatocellular carcinoma.

A

Aflatoxin

49
Q

What are the three main clinical syndromes caused by Aspergillus?

A

1) Allergic aspergillus (allergic alveolitis & bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA))
2) Aspergilloma
3) Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis

50
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What are the four main clinical syndromes caused by Aspergillus?

A

1) Allergic aspergillus (allergic alveolitis & bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA))
2) Aspergilloma
3) Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis
4) chronic necrotizing aspergillosis

51
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What are the four main clinical syndromes caused by Aspergillus?

A

1) Allergic aspergillus (allergic alveolitis & bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA))
2) Aspergilloma
3) Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis
4) chronic necrotizing aspergillosis

52
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Where does one acquire Penicillium marneffei

A

Southeast asia

53
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Where does one acquire Penicillium marneffei

A

Southeast asia

54
Q

People taking deferoxamine, an iron chelator, are more susceptible to __________ infection.

A

Mucormycosis

55
Q

People taking deferoxamine, an iron chelator, are more susceptible to __________ infection.

A

Mucormycosis

56
Q

This fungus stains pink with mucicarmine:

A

What is….Cryptococcus neoformans?

57
Q

“India ink on CSF”

A

Cryptococcus

58
Q

What is the most common cause of fungal meningitis

A

Cryptococcus neoformans

59
Q

Chronic sporothric arthritis simulates ______.

A

Rheumatoid arthritis

60
Q

“Cigar shaped yeast”

A

Sporothrix schenckii

61
Q

“rose thorn wound”

A

Sporothrix schenckii

62
Q

What does Pneumocystic jirovecii cause?

A

-life-threatening pneumonia in immunocompromised patients

63
Q

At a T cell count of _______, HIV patients become at risk for Pneumocystis.

A

2000

64
Q

At a T cell count of _______, HIV patients become at risk for Pneumocystis.

A

200

65
Q

What’s a good diagnostic test for Pneumocystis pneumonia?

A

bronchoalveolar lavage

66
Q

The principal finding of Pneumocystis pneumonia on pathological examination is the formation of a characteristic ___________alveolar exudate.

A

foamy, eosinophilic

67
Q

What is the treatment for pneumocystic pneumonia?

A

-Bactrim (trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole)

68
Q

What is the treatment for pneumocystic pneumonia?

A

-Bactrim (trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole)

69
Q

Candida _________ can be differentiated from other Candida species by its ability to form germ tubes when incubated in serum at 37oC.

A

albicans

70
Q

Patients with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis have disorders of __________.

A

lymphocytes

71
Q

What factors can predispose people to candida infections?

A
  • Broad spectrum antibiotics
  • Corticosteroids and cytotoxic chemotherapy
  • surgical procedures
  • prosthetic devices
72
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What is Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis?

A
  • Failure of T-cell lymphocytes to respond to stimulation by Candida antigens
  • Patients usually present in infancy or childhood with thrush, followed by nail infections & disfiguring skin lesions of the face, scalp and hands
73
Q

What is Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis?

A
  • Failure of T-cell lymphocytes to respond to stimulation by Candida antigens
  • Patients usually present in infancy or childhood with thrush, followed by nail infections & disfiguring skin lesions of the face, scalp and hands
74
Q

Candida paronychia is common in individuals who have _____________.

A

Frequent immersion of their hands in water.

dishwashers & laundry workers

75
Q

How do we differentiate diaper rash from Tinea crura?

A

Diaper rash (candida) has satelite lesions

76
Q

If you have a patient who is Candidemic, you need to:

A
  • call ID
  • Have ophthamologist look at eyes
  • remove IV catheter
77
Q

How do we treat Candida infections?

A
  • Most are susceptible to amphotericin B (but we don’t use that)
  • azoles are good, except for krusei and glabrata
  • USE echinocandins
78
Q

How do we treat Candida infections?

A
  • Most are susceptible to amphotericin B (but we don’t use that)
  • azoles are good, except for krusei and glabrata
  • USE echinocandins
79
Q

What is Terbinafine used to treat?

A

Dermatophyte infections, especially nail infections

80
Q

Amphotericin B binds to ________ in the fungal cell membrane.

A

Ergosterol

81
Q

What is the major organ toxicity of Amphotericin B?

A

Kidney

*enclosed by LDL, there are LDL receptors in kidney

82
Q

Renal toxicity is lessened with liposomal amphotericin B preparations because:

A

-it associates with HDL instead of LDL

83
Q

Renal toxicity is lessened with liposomal amphotericin B preparations because:

A

-it associates with HDL instead of LDL

84
Q

Amphotericin B is _________, while azoles are ________.

A
  • fungicidal

- fungistatic

85
Q

When giving Voriconaole, you have to watch out with any other drug that the patient is taking that is metabolized by _________

A

P450

86
Q

Cryptococcus neoformans has a ___________, that stains pink with mucicarmine.

A

large polysaccharide capsule

87
Q

What is the most common cause of meningitis in people with AIDS?

A

-Cryptococcus neoformans

A Fungus?!?!?!?!

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