Fungus Flashcards
1
Q
hortae (exophialaor, cladosporium) werneckii
A
tinea nigra
dark pigmented broad septae (vs blasta)
2
Q
microsporum
A
dermatophytosis
hair and skin
3
Q
epidermaophyton
A
dermophytosis
skin, nails
4
Q
trichophyton rubrum and mentagrophytes
A
dermophytosis (80 to90%)
hair, skin, nails
5
Q
sporothrix scheckii
A
sporothrichosis thermal dimorphic -cigar shaped yeast -flower shaped mold subq infection rose gardens
6
Q
fonsecaea, phiatophora, cladophialophora
A
chromoblastomycosis
dematiacesous-> melanin producing
sclerotic body (muriform/medulary body)> fission division
lumpy foot vs mycetoma (madura’s foot)
7
Q
phaeohyphomycosis
A
many organisms -cladophialophora bantiana-> rare brain lesion dematiaceous cysts pigmented septal hyphae
8
Q
mycetoma
A
madura foot fungus balls (vrs chromoblastomycosis)
9
Q
malassezia furfur (globosa)
A
tinea vesicolor
baseball bats and balls
olive oil
10
Q
coccidiodes immitis
A
coccidioidomycosis california >65 y/o fever, chest px, cough wt loss nodular diffuse lung disease sperule on GMS barrel shaped arthroconidia on culture DX: IgM and IgG for
11
Q
coccidioides posadasii
A
coccidioidomycosis arizona >65 y/o fever, chest px, cough wt loss nodular diffuse lung disease sperule on GMS barrel shaped arthroconidia on culture DX: IgM and IgG
