MYCOLOGY Flashcards
Dimorphic fungi
Exophiala wernecki, Sporothrix schenckii, all systemic fungi (Histoplasma, Blastomyces, Coccidioides, Paracoccidioides)
Spaghetti and meatball appearance
Malassezia furfur
Yeast shape cigar yeast
Sporothrix schenckii
Mould shape septate hyphae
Sporothrix schenckii
Pilot wheel yeast
Paracoccidioides
Spherules
Coccidioides
Fungal disease named Rose Garden Disease
Lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis
First common fungal infection
Dermatophyte
Second common fungal infection
Candida
Difficult diagnosis
Madurella mycetomatis
Cave disease = Darling disease
Histoplasmosis
Fungi produces melanin
Exophiala wernecki, chromoblastomycosis, Cryptococcus neoformans (niger seed media brown color)
Live intracellular in MQ
Histoplasma
Live in reticuloendothelial system
Histoplasma
Systemic mycosis primary site
Lung, except Blastomyces (primary site: skin)