Fungus Flashcards
What place is affected by histoplasma capsulatum
Ohio and Mississippi river
What type of a fungi is histoplasma
Dimorphic
What disease does histoplasma cause
Pneumonia
Disseminated systemic disease in immuno compromised
C/F of histoplasma
Palatal ulcer
Pneumonia
Granuloma formation
Diagnosis of histoplasma
Urine antigen
Microscopy of histoplasma
Inside macrophages
Histoplasma spreads by
Bird and bat droppings
Blastomycese C/F
Verrucous ulcers
Infection spreads to skin and bone
Granuloma formation
Granuloma nodule
Pneumonia in immunocompetant
Is blastomycese dimorphic?
Yes
What type of budding takes place in balstomycese
Broad based budding
Place where blastomycosis seen
Central and eastern America
Coccidiod imminents is what type of fungi
Dimorphic fungi which is mold in cold but spherule in heat
Is spherules larger than RBC in coccidimycosis
Yes
Area where coccidiomycosis seen
South western America
Disseminated disease of coccidiodmycosis seen in immuno compromised
Meningitis
Skin and bone disease
Paracoccidiomycese clinical features
Dimorphic fungi
Seen in Latin America
Granuloma formation seen in paracoccidiodmycese
Yes
Morphology of paracoccidiomyeces
Captains wheel shaped
How does candida reproduce
Budding
Morphology of candida in cold temperatures
Pseudohyphae with budding
Morphology of candida in hot temp
Germ tube in 37degree Celsius
Diseases caused by candida
Oral thrush
Vulvovaginitis in diabetics
Aids esophagitis
Diaper rash in kids
Parenteral feeds
Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis
What individuals are prone to candida infections
Neutropenic
