Fungus Quick Facts Flashcards

1
Q

what kind of hyphae do aspergillum have?

A

septate branching hyphae

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2
Q

what kind of fungal infection is aspergillus

A

oportunistic

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3
Q

what is the CA of Black Piedra

A

Piedra Hortai

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4
Q

what piedra is like a “collar” around hair shaft

A

white

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5
Q

what causes white piedra?

A

trichosporon belgelii

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6
Q

what systemic fungus is associated with Mississippi Valley River

A

Blastomyces Dermatitidis

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7
Q

an aids patient with thick white patches on their tongue has what opportunistic fugal infection

A

candida albicans

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8
Q

germ tube test is used for what

A

candida albicans

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9
Q

what is dermataceous and cauliflower like

A

chromoblastomycosis

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10
Q

what has grains of micro colonies in exudate

A

eumycotic mycetoma

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11
Q

what will you see pseudoepitheliomatus hyperplasia in

A

chromoblastomycosis

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12
Q

what is associated with San Joaquin River Vally California

A

Coccidoides Immitis

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13
Q

what has a skin test similar to TB

A

coccidoides immitis

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14
Q

Paracoccidoidomycosis is seen where

A

Brazil (s. America and Central America)

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15
Q

what is a round organisms with clear halo

A

Cryptococcus Neoformans

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16
Q

what is the leading cause of Fungal Meningitis

A

Cryptococcus Neoformans

17
Q

AIDS patients with Crytptococcus Neofromans is treated with?

A

Flucanozole

18
Q

what is known as Spleunker’s Disease and is associated with bird and bat poo?

A

Histoplasmosis Capsulatum

19
Q

what is common in AIDS patients and is cup shaped

A

Pityriasis Jirovecii

20
Q

P. Carinii infects what

A

animals

21
Q

What looks like spaghetti and meatballs when prepared with KOH

A

Tinea Vesicolor

22
Q

what causes tine vesicolr

A

Malassezia Furfur

23
Q

what will have black nasal discharge in acidotic diabetic patients

A

Rhizopus and Mucor

24
Q

what is the fungus associated with the rose gardener

A

sporothrix schenckii

25
Q

what is the treatment to examine hair for tinea infections

A

Wood Light