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Fungi fill an important niche in nature:

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Principle decomposers (saprophytic) - secrete digestive enzymes

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Make up their own

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Kingdom - Fungi are Eukaryotes

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Most fungi are

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free living in nature and are acquired from the environment - a few are part of normal human flora.

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Most fungi are

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• Mostly strict aerobes (a few are facultative anaerobes)

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Fungi cause disease by

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• Cause disease by inducing an inflammatory response or through direct invasion or destruction of tissues (some produce toxins)

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Fungus have

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defined nucleus

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Fungal Cell membrane consists of

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ergosterol

• Mammaliancellscontaincholesterol

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Fungal Cell walls are unique

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  • With chitin, mannan and glucan

* Different from cell wall of plants and bacteria

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Fungi of medical importance - 3 major categories

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Yeast- unicellular fungi • Example: Candida albicans
• Molds- multicellular fungi • Mycelium (vegetative)
• Dimorphic fungi- exits as both mold and yeast

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Fungal – Molds (multicellular)

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Filamentous fungi- (mycelial - vegetative form)

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molds - reproduction

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asexuallybyconidiathatformonthetips
of growing hyphae
• Sexual reproduction through the development of spores

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Dimorphic fungi determined by

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Thermally dimorphic- Temperature determines whether mold or yeast

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Fungi are encountered by three ways

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Incidental contact in the environment
• Most healthy people develop no symptoms
• High inoculum exposures and/or immunosuppression can result in infection

Normal human flora (commensal organisms)
• Usually yeasts
• Disseminated infections in immunocompromised hosts

Contact with infected individual – (dermatophyte)

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Innate immunity provides

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great protection against fungi

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• Most fungal infections are

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mild and self-limiting

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• Intact skin and mucosal surfaces are

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primary barriers

-Desiccation, epithelial cell turnover, fatty acids and/or low pH of skin- important in limiting fungi

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• Bacterial normal flora compete with

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fungi and inhibit growth

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Alterations in normal flora (antibiotics) or compromised skin/mucosal surfaces (trauma, etc.) allow for

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entry and infection

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T cell-mediated immunity is required to eliminate

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fungal infections.

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Phagocytosis and killing by Neutrophils is primary mechanisms for containing

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fungal infections

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Some fungi are too large to be

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phagocytized -Phagocytic cells secrete enzymes and reactive oxygen species that can digest or kill large fungi

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Antibodies participate in

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killing some fungi

• minor component to protection, can even be detrimental

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Fungal Diseases examples

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thrush, Oral histoplasmosis

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Endemic mycoses-

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infections caused by geographically restricted fungi (true pathogens)- cause serious systemic infections in healthy individuals

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Opportunistic mycoses-

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cause life-threatening systemic disease in immunosuppressed patients.

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Subcutaneous mycoses-

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fungal disease of the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and lymphatics.

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Superficial cutaneous mycoses-

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common fungal infections limited to the skin and skin structures.

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Histoplasmosis- endemic mycoses

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Histoplasma capsulatum (Mississippi and Ohio River Valleys) Bird and bat poop

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Endemic mycoses - Blastomycosis-

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Blastomyces dermatitidis (Mississippi river valley and southeastern and North Central States) Soil mold

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Coccidioidomycosis- endemic mycoses

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Coccidioides (Southwestern United States) Dessert soils

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Endemic mycoses description

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Common infections restricted to geographical areas
• Mostly asymptomatic- or mild self- limited symptoms
• Cell-mediated immunity (CD4- T- Cells) required for clearance
• Lung is primary site of entry

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Histoplasmosis-

Histoplasma capsulatum description

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Dimorphic soil fungus- mold in environment with macroconidia (tuberculate) and microcondidia (infectious form). At 37 °C (body temp.) assumes a yeast like form
• 90% of people have been infected in USA
• Grows in soil with high nitrogen content fertilized by birds and in caves where bat guano (poop) is present
• Clusters of infection (outbreak)- demolition of old buildings that disrupts soil

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Histoplasma capsulatum In lungs, transforms into

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yeast phase

-poorly understood process but essential for disease process.

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Histoplasma capsulatum Reticuloendothelial (macrophage) system infection

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Remains viable in macrophages-

modulates phagolysosomal pH

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Histoplasmosis - Disease manifestation depends on

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number of conidia inhaled and the host response (cell-mediated immune response)

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Histoplasmosis - • Most infected people have no or only

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mild symptoms

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Histoplasmosis - • Ifalargeamountisinhaledevenhealthypeopleget

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severe pneumonia

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Histoplasmosis - • Somepatientsdevelop

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fever,chills,anorexia,fatigueanddry cough:

• If healthy- infection can clear on its own without antifungal treatment

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Histoplasmosis - • PatientswithCOPDareat

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higherriskofcomplications- • Chronic cavitary pulmonary histoplasmosis, which is eventually fatal

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Disseminated Histoplasmosis - Occurs in nearly everyone infected with

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H. capsulatum- usually asymptomatic

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Disseminated Histoplasmosis - Symptomatic disease more likely in people with

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AIDS (cell-mediated immune deficiencies) or with immunosuppressive therapy

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Disseminated Histoplasmosis - Acute disseminated histoplasmosis-

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fever, chills, fatigue, mucous membrane ulcers, hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia, sepsis syndrome.

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Disseminated Histoplasmosis - Chronic progressive disseminated histoplasmosis-

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happens in older adults- patients die if not treated

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Diagnosis of Histoplasmosis - Growth of organism (definitive) -

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from sputum, blood, tissues, or body fluids. Can take up to 6 weeks

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Diagnosis of Histoplasmosis - Histopathological analysis (with a special stain) of

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small intracellular yeasts in bone marrow, liver, lung, or lymph nodes is quicker.

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Treatment of Histoplasmosis - In healthy patient- self limited no

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treatment needed

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Treatment of Histoplasmosis - Mild-to-moderate infections-

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Itraconazole for 3 to 12 months

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Treatment of Histoplasmosis - Severe infections-

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amphotericin B to contain, then switch to itraconazole

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Blastomycosis - Dimorphic (fungus in environment, yeast at 37∘C)

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yeast have a thick cell wall and broad- based budding

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Blastomycosis - Endemic to

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Mississippi River Valley and Southeastern states

Soil and decaying wood a likely source

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Blastomycosis - Mostly

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sporadic cases- sometimes small outbreaks

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Blastomycosis infection - Disease occurs when

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inhaled into the lungs- multiplies leading to pneumonia

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Blastomycosis- infection - Skin lesions also

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commonly occur- dissemination - spread by blood

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Blastomycosis- infection - Granulomas can develop

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• Yeast remains viable and reactivate later

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Blastomycosis- infection - Cell-mediated immunity is necessary for

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clearance-yeast are phagocytosed by macrophages and neutrophils

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Blastomycosis- infection - Diagnosis and treatment

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similar to histoplasmosis

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Coccidioidomycosis - Valley fever - Found in

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dessert soil and burrows

of desert animals

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Coccidioidomycosis - Valley fever - Proper environmental conditions allow

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“blooms” to form (perfect storm of rainfall, heat, and wind)

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Coccidioidomycosis - Valley fever- In endemic areas-

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80% of population have been infected

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Coccidioidomycosis - Valley fever- San Jaquin Valley Fever-

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real problem for prison population- efforts to keep dust levels down

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Coccidioidomycosis - Valley fever - Dimorphic - not

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temperature dependent

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Coccidioidomycosis - Valley fever - Arthroconidia (mold form) are highly

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infectious; inhaled into alveoli (lungs)

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Coccidioidomycosis - Valley fever - In tissues- transform into large

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spherules (50-

100 𝝻m) filled endospores (100’s)

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Coccidioidomycosis - Valley fever - Arthroconidia are

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phagocytosed and killed, but spherules (yeast) resist phagocytosis

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Coccidiomycosis infections - Most healthy people have

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no or only mild symptoms

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Coccidiomycosis infections - When symptomatic-

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Desert rheumatism or Valley Fever

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Coccidiomycosis infections - Acute pulmonary infection-

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self-limiting (no treatment required)

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Coccidiomycosis infections - symptoms

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Chest pain, cough, fever and chills
• Joint pain (arthralgias), stiff neck, muscle aches
• Erythema nodosum (rash and painful lumps-lower legs)
• Can become disseminated disease
• Chronic pulmonary infection can occur months or years later

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Coccidiomycosis infections - Cell-mediated immunity

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(CD4 T-cells) is needed to control (AIDS patients are more susceptible)

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Disseminated Coccidiomycosis - Increased risk in:

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dark-skinned individuals, pregnant women, and immunocompromised

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Disseminated Coccidiomycosis - Can result in

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cutaneous, subcutaneous, and osteoarticular infections that spread to other organs (CNS)

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Disseminated Coccidiomycosis - Chronic meningitis can be a

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complication
• Fatal if not treated
• Requires life-time antifungal therapy
• Antifungals have severe side effects- light sensitivity
• Skin cancers results
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Coccidiomycosis- diagnosis - Can be cultured-

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growth within several days

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Coccidiomycosis- diagnosis - Mold on plates can be highly infectious-

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laboratory workers should

be warned coccidomycosis is suspected

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Coccidiomycosis- diagnosis - Histopathological analysis possible-

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presence of spherules in tissues is diagnostic.

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Coccidiomycosis- treatment - Itraconazole or fluconazole for

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12-24 months depending on extent of

disease.

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coccidiomycosis - treatment - Amphotericin B-

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if infection is severe

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Opportunistic fungal pathogens-Not considered true

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pathogens - only cause disease when host defenses are decreased

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• Patients at high risk for fungal infections:

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Immunocompromised patients

Otherriskfactors

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Immunocompromised patients

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Immunosuppressive therapy- organ and stem cell transplant
• Hematological malignancies
• HIV infection
• Corticosteroids and other immunosuppressive drugs (Humara)

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Candidiasis - Reproduce by forming

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buds or blastoconidia

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Candidiasis - Some form

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hyphae in vivo (non temp- dependent dimorphism)

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Candidiasis - Dimorphism exception –

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mycelial (hyphae) not yeast form found in tissues

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Candida albicans- Most frequent

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opportunistic fungal pathogen

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Candida albicans- Most infections are

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endogenous (derived from host’s normal flora)

• Colonized: gastrointestinal tract (mouth to rectum), vagina, and skin

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Candida albicans-Do not cause infection unless

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normal flora is disrupted or
patient is immunocomprimised:
• Broad spectrum antibiotics biggest culprit, followed by skin macerations
• Decreased T-cell function increases mucosal infections (AIDS patients)

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Candida albicans- T-Cell-mediated immunity keeps

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Candida in check on mucosal surfaces (Neutrophils) main host defense against invasion through mucosa

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Candida albicans- Neutropenia (low neutrophils) -

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candida can spread to many organs (eyes, kidneys, heart, brain, liver, and spleen) - disseminated infections

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Candidiasis- yeast infections - Mucosal (Thrush)-

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Thick, white plaques on oropharyngeal and vaginal
mucosa
• Sometimes ophthalmic

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Candidiasis- yeast infections - Cutaneous (Intertriginous candidiasis)- Proliferation of

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candida in warm moist areas of skin (groin, under breasts)

• Babies – Diaper Rash

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Candidiasis- yeast infections - Systemic infection (Disseminated candidiasis)

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  • Can follow superficial infections and central intravenous catheters, renal failure requiring dialysis
  • Microabscesses in multiple organs - meningitis, eyes, liver and spleen abscesses, spine, heart on prosthetic valves
  • All systemic infections of candida are life-threating and require therapy
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Candidiasis- diagnosis - Mucosal candidiasis-

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thrush
• Microscopic examination of scrapping- budding yeasts and pseudohyphae • Culture on blood agar plates- growth within 24 hrs.

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Candidiasis- diagnosis - Invasive (disseminated) candidiasis -

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hard to document
• Culture from blood (not very sensitive)- may require biopsy of involved tissue • Germ-tube test- elongated buds from yeast when exposed to calf serum

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Candidiasis- treatment - Mucosal infections-

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topical antifungal creams

• Systemic therapy for severe cases

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Cadidiasis - treatment - Systemic infections-

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always require systemic antifungal (min. of 2 wks)
• Fluconazole and Echinocandin - most common
• Amphotericin B- used for some invasive candidiasis

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Cryptococcosis – Cryptococcus neoformans

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Environmental yeast

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Cryptococcosis – Cryptococcus neoformans - Expresses a huge

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polysaccharide capsule in host

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Cryptococcosis – Cryptococcus neoformans - Found worldwide in

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soil contaminated with bird excreta

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Cryptococcosis - cryptococcus neoformans - Approximately 20% of cases are

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in seemingly immunocompetent patients.

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Cryptococcosis - Yeast are inhaled into

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alveoli- producing asymptomatic lung

infection

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Cryptococcosis- In lungs, yeast produce

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polysaccharide capsule- major virulence factor- prevents phagocytosis by macrophages

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Cryptococcosis - T-Cell mediated immunity is

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crucial for control of infection- capsule can prevent appropriate response

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Cryptococcosis - Most often presents as Meningitis-

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resulting from hematogenous spread from asymptomatic lung infection.

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Cryptococcosis- Meningitis is subacute to

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chronic (worsening headache, fever, cranial nerve palsies, mental status changes)

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Cryptococcosis - AIDS patients with meningitis also present with

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diffuse pulmonary infiltrates, skin lesions, and widespread visceral infection (internal organs).

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Cryptococcosis- diagnosis - • Can easily be cultured on

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agar media within a few days- easily identifed

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Cryptococcosis- diagnosis - Observation of

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encapsulated budding yeast in cerebrospinal fluid (India ink

on slide).

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Cryptococcosis- diagnosis - • Latex agglutination test for

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capsular polysaccharide- sensitive and specific

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Cryptococcosis- treatment - Meningitis -

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Amphotericin B and flucytosine (several weeks) followed by fluconazole for several months

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Cryptococcosis- treatment - Since the advent of

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antiretroviral drugs to treat HIV infections-

cryptococcosis meningitis is rare

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Cryptococcosis- treatment - • Pulmonary infections –

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fluconazole

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Aspergillosis- Aspergillus fumigatus or flavus - Filamentous fungi-

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mycelium of septate
hyphae
• Fluffy mold

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Aspergillosis- Aspergillus fumigatus or flavus - Reproduce by forming

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conidia and aerial conidiophores (sexual reproduction)

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Aspergillosis- Aspergillus fumigatus or flavus - • Ubiquitous in

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soil, manure, decomposing vegetation

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Aspergillosis - Entry - Conidia are inhaled into

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upper and lower respiratory tracts -

germinate into hyphae

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Aspergillosis - Entry - • Macrophage can kill conidia that reach

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aveoli- unable to kill hyphal form

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Aspergillosis - Entry - Neutrophils line up along

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hyphae and secrete reactive oxygen intermediates that kill the fungus

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Aspergillosis - Invasive infection only occurs in

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immunocompromised host

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Aspergillosis - infection - Angioinvasive fungus-

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hyphae invade through blood vessel walls

Tissue infarction, hemorrhage, and necrosis

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Aspergillosis - infection - Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis-

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Fever, pleuritic chest pain, cough with blood, and difficulty breathing

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Aspergillosis - infection - Sinus invasion-

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acute facial pain

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Aspergillosis - infection - Dissemination is common-

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necrotic skin lesions and brain abscess (rarely found in blood)

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Aspergillosis - diagnosis - Growth on Sabouraud agar in

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a few days (issue with contamination- common in laboratory)

124
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Aspergillosis - diagnosis - Tissue biopsy- to confirm

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tissue invasion (identify septate hyphae in tissue)- not specific for Aspergillus

125
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Aspergillosis - treatment - • Voriconazole-

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drug of choice

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Aspergillosis - treatment - • Amphotericin B or echinocandin are also

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used

127
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Superficial and cutaneous mycoses - limited to

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limited to (epidermis) skin and skin structures
• Dermatophytes (tinea)
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• Subcutaneous mycoses- involve the

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skin, subcutaneous tissue and lymphatics
• Sporotrichosis
• Myocytomas
• Chromoblastomycosis

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Superficial Mycoses - Colonization of

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stratum corneum by Malassezia (yeast)- normal flora

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Superficial Mycoses - • Usually

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asymptomatic

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Superficial Mycoses - Seborrheic dermatitis

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• Patches with greasy scales

in facial hair and scalp (dandruff)

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Superficial Mycoses - Tinea versicolor (misnomer)

•

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Hypopigmented or hyperpigmented patches on chest or neck with scaling

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Dermatophyte Skin Infections - • Most common

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fungal infections in humans

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Dermatophyte Skin Infections - • Infect

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keratinized tissues (nails, hair and skin)- Keratinase enzyme • Restricted to non-viable skin- can’t grow at body temperature (37∘C)

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Dermatophyte Skin Infections - Clinical diseases called

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tineas- (ringworm, athletes foot, jock itch) • Latin for “worm”

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Dermatophyte Skin Infections - • May be

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acute or chronic

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Dermatophyte Skin Infections - Three etiological genera- (molds)

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Microsporum
• Trichophyton
• Epidermophyton

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Dermatophytes - Encounter - Different ecological niches

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Geophilic – found in soil
• Zoophilic – domestic and wild animals
• Anthropophilic – exclusively in humans and their habitat • Often cause chronic infections
• May be difficult to treat

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Dermatophytes - Encounter - • Not members of the

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normal flora

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Dermatophytes - Encounter - • Crowding facilitates

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spread- contagious

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Dermatophytes - Encounter - • Survives on

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locker room floors

142
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Dermatophytes -Entry - Innate immunity to

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pathogenic fungi is high for most people

143
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Dermatophytes -Entry - Skin and mucosa are excellent

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barriers to fungi • Dry, cell sloughing, fatty acids, low pH

• Bacterial flora hostile to fungal colonization

144
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Dermatophytes -Entry - • Skin trauma required

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Continuous moist conditions important
• Infections more common when skin is occluded with nonporous materials
• Increases hydration and temperature of skin interferes with stratum corneum function

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Dermatophytes-Damage - • Hyphae grows

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outward in centrifugal pattern

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Dermatophytes-Damage - Viable fungal elements

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at inflamed margin
• Central area has few/no viable fungi
• Healing tissue refractory to infection

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Dermatophytes-Damage - • Systemic infections extremely

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rare

Inability of dermatophytes to grow at human body temperature • Presence of non-specific serum factors
• Transferrin binds iron needed for organism to grow

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Subcutaneous Mycoses - • “Mycoses of implantation”

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Organisms usually enter skin via thorns or splinters • Infections evolve over several weeks

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Subcutaneous Mycoses - • Generally localized with

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few systemic symptoms • Lesions usually heal following antifungal treatment

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Subcutaneous Mycoses - Immunocompromised patients

•

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Widespread cutaneous and visceral infections

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Subcutaneous Mycoses - • Thermally dimorphic

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fungus (environment - mold, tissues - yeast)

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Subcutaneous Mycoses - • Found in

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soil, moss, decaying wood and vegetation

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Subcutaneous Mycoses - Sporotrichosis-

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“rose picker’s disease” • Fungus is introduced by trauma (thorn prick)
• Starts as small lesion (ulceration and/or erythema)
• Can spreads through lymphatic vessels- Lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis

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Subcutaneous Mycoses - Disseminated disease

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only in immunocompromised patients • Afflicts joints, brain, and spine (very serious)

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Subcutaneous Mycoses - Successfully treated with

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antifungals- Itraconazole for 3-6 months

156
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Other Subcutaneous Mycoses - Mostly occur in

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rural tropical areas of the world (Madagascar and Brazil)

157
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Other Subcutaneous Mycoses - • Caused by

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soil mold

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Other Subcutaneous Mycoses - Mycetoma (Madura foot)

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Chronic infection with sinus tract nodules and
discharge of visible grains (colonies of fungus)
• Can infect the bone or muscle

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Other Subcutaneous Mycoses - Chromoblastomycosis

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Caused by “dematiaceous fungi” (black fungus) • Scaly, wart-like lesions usually on feet
• Usually require surgical intervention or amputation

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Treatment of Fungal infections - Azoles

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  • Itraconazole, ketoconazole, clotrimazole, miconazole

• Interfere with ergosterol synthesis • Fungistatic

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Treatment of Fungal infections - Polyenes-

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  • Lipophilic – bind to cell wall ergosterol and forms channels
  • Amphotericin B • Nystatin
  • Hamycin

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