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Mycology Flashcards

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Talaromycosis - species

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Talaromycosis marneffei (Mould in the cold, yeast in the beast)

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Talaromycosis geographical region

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SE Asia, Southern China, Northeastern India

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Talaromycosis transmission

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Inhalation of spores from the soil, possibly association with the bamboo rat

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Talaromycosis clinical features

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Skin lesions common in 70% of cases - look like molluscum contagiosum and can have genital ulcers
Lymphadenopathy
Hepatosplenomegaly in HIV patients

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Talaromycosis diagnostics

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Microscopy
Culture (surrounding red pigment)
Serology
PCR

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Treatment talaromycosis

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  1. Amphotericin B 1-2 weeks then itraconazole 12 months
  2. Maintenance lifelong or until immune recovery in those with HIV (prophylaxis if CD4 <100)
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Paracoccidiodomycosis (P brasiliensis, lutzii) distribution

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Central and South America (especially brazil - 80% of cases) - Tarzan holding the wheel

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Paracoccidiodomycosis - clinical features

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Acute: lymphadenopathy, fever, hepatosplenomegaly
Skin lesions in 50%

Chronic: Vegetative/crusted lesions, ulcers, multiform stomatitis with gingival involement

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Paracoccidiodomycosis - treatment

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Amphotericin B
Itraconazole

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Histoplasmosis - organism

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Histoplasma capsulatum

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Histoplasmosis - distribution

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River valleys in Central/South America (remember the case discussion case) and Africa

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Histoplasmosis - transmission

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Inhalation of spores from bird/bat droppings

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Histoplasmosis clinical features

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Pulmonary symptoms resembling TB
Disseminated disease with cutaneous involvement with papules, nodules which can become necrotic in immunocompromised. Mucocutaneous granulomas and ulcers also possible

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Azole - example, indication and side effects

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Iraconazole/fluconazole
Candida, aspergillosis
Hepatotoxicity and prolonged QT

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Caspofungin - indication and side effects

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Invasive candidiasis, aspergillosis

hepatotoxicity, rash, headache

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Amphotericin B - indication and side effects

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Systemic mycoses, candidiasis, cutaneous leish (4th line)

Nephrotoxicity

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Terbinafine - indication and side effects

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Dermatophyte infections
Hepatotoxicity

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Blastomycosis - epidemiology

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North America
Thick walled spherical yeasts with broad based buds

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Blastomycosis - clinical features

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Pulmonary infection due to inhalation of spores with lung cavities
Skin involvement common with nodules, abscesses, pustules and warty lesions (often on torso)
Not so common in HIV

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Endemic mycoses - treatment

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Itraconazole 6-12 months if mild, or amphotericin B if severe followed by itraconazole

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Paracoccidiomycosis - epidemiology

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Central and S America (Brazil) - think Tarzan

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Paracoccidiomycosis - clinical features

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Chronic lung disease (inhalation from the soil), mucosal lesions in the mouth, lymphadenopathy
Itraconazole or amphotericin B for severe

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Histoplasmosis - epidemiology

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Ohio and mississipi river valleys, central and south america

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Histoplasmosis - transmission

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Inhalation of bird/bat droppings

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Histoplasmosis clinical presentation

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Resembles TB, can be disseminated in immunocompromised

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Coccidiomycosis - epidemiology

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Southwestern US (Arizona, California), Central and S America in semi-desert areas with low rainfall

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Coccidiomycosis - clinical features

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Flu-like illness and joint involvement
Erythema nodosum

In acute disseminated can get abscesses, verrucous plaques

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Blastomycosis - epidemiology

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North America - great lakes

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Talaromycosis - clinicla features

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Fever, weight loss, skin lesions which look a bit like mollusum, lymphadenopathy and hepatosplenomegaly in immunocompromised

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Talaromycosis - epidemiology

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SE Asia

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Sprotrichosis - summary

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Rose gardners disease
Cutaneous nodules/abscesses/swellings
but can get pulmonary or bony involvement with destructive cavitating lesions

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Histoplasma duboisii

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Skin, bone and lymph nodes

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Emergomycosis - epidemiology

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South Africa
Often more advanced disease

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Emergomycosis - clinical features

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96% have skin lesions which look like histoplasmosis
Also can have pulmonary involvement

35
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Mycetoma triad

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  1. Sinus tracts
  2. Grains
  3. Painless swellings

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