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Fungi Flashcards

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Midwestern US
hilar calcifications much smaller than a RBC
bird/bat droppings, hx of spelunking
Dissemination to liver and spleen

A

Histoplasma capsulatum

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Ohio valley and great lakes
same size as RBC
dissemination to skin and bone

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Blastomyces dermatiditis

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California and SW US
larger than a RBC
acute pneumonia, arthralgia, fever
dissemination to skin and bones

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Coccidoides immitis

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Central and south america
yeast resembles captain's wheel 
much larger than a RBC
lymphadenopathy
mucosal lesions
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Paracoccidoides brasiliensis

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Hypo and hyperpigmented macules in the stratum corneum of the skin
itchy
spaghetti and meatball appearance
loves lipids
thrives in heat and humidity
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Malassezia furfur

pityriasis (tinea) versicolor

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type of fungus that causes pityriasis (tinea) versicolor

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Malassezia furfur

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dark patches on palms or soles of feet

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tinea nigra

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what is ringworm?

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fungal infection of dermophytes
could be epidermophyton, trichophyton, or microsporum
called tinea capitis (head)
tinea corporus (trunk)
tinea crura (jock itch)
Tinea pedis (athletes foot)
itchy
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Ascending lymphadenitis
rose gardener’s disease
fungus found on rose thorns and plant/soil material

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Sporothix schenkii

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Normal flora of GI tract and mouth
Can overgrow in immunosuppressed or steroid users
Esophagitis (AIDS)
Vaginal (birth control, antibiotics)
Endocarditis (IV drug users)
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Candida albicans

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Fungal infection in immunocompromised that invades the blood vessels
fever
cough with hemoptysis
kidney failure
endocarditis
necrosis of paranasal sinuses
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Angioinvasive aspergillosus

Aspergillus fumigatus

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Patients with asthma can develop type 1 hypersensitivity to this fungus,

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Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosus

Aspergillus fumigatus

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Fungal ball growing in cavitary lesions secondary to other infections such as TB which caused the lesion

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Aspergilloma

Aspergillus fumigatus

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Fungus from pigeon droppings
can cause symptoms in immunocompromised such as 
pneumonia
meningitis
soap bubble lesions in brain
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Cryptococcus neoformans

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Bread mold
escalated by diabetic ketoacidosis state
crosses cribriform plate, 
kills tissue
eschar on palate and nasal cavity
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Mucormycosis

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