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Study of Fungi

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Mycology

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Eukaryotic, with complex carbohydrate cell walls

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Fungi

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Major membrane sterol; Targeted by imidazole antifungals

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Ergosterol

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Require organic carbon

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Heterotrophic nutrition

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Living on dead organic material

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Saprophytic or saprobic

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Fungus living on another organism

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Parasitic

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2 Basic Forms of Fungi

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YeastMolds

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2 types of Host Response

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GranulomatousPyogenic

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Causes liver necrosis due to amanitin and phylloidin

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Amanita mushrooms

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Ingestion of contaminated peanuts and grains causes liver cancer due to Aflatoxin

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Aspergillus flavus

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Dissolves human cells, allowing visualization

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KOH preparation

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Low pH inhibits the growth of bacteria

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Sabouraud’s agar

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Infect only superficial keratinized structures; Transmission: direct contact, dogs, cats; Chronic infections often located in warm, humid areas of the body; inflames circular border containing papules and vesicles surrounding a clear area of relatively normal skin

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Dermatophytoses

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Dermatophyte Infection: Athlete’s foot

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Tinea pedis

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Dermatophyte Infection: Nails

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Tinea unguium

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Dermatophyte Infection: Jock itch

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Tinea cruris

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Dermatophyte Infection: Body

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Tinea corporis

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Dermatophyte Infection: Scalp

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Tinea capitis

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Dermatophyte Infection: Facial hair

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Tinea barbae

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Dermatophyte Infection: Hand

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Tinea manum

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Treatment for Dermatophyte Infection

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Local antifungal creams

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Superficial skin infection of cosmetic importance; Hypopigmented areas; Spaghetti and meatballs appearance on 10% KOH

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Tinea versicolor (Malassezia furfur)

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Treatment for Tinea versicolor

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Miconazole

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Dimorphic fungus that lives on vegetation; Occurs most often in gardeners, especially those who prune roses; Transmission: thorn prick

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Sporotrichosis (Sporothrix schenckii)

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Treatment of Sporotrichosis
Itraconazole or Potassium iodide
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Dimorphic fungus that exists as a mold in soil and as a spherule in tissue; Transmission: inhalation of arthrospores; Granuloma in bones and CNS; Dissemination in those who have defective CMI
Coccidioides immitis
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Influenza-like illness with lung infiltrates, adenopathy or effusions, erythema nodosum (desert bumbs), arthralgias, meningitis
Valley Fever
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DOC for Valley Fever
DOC: Amphotericin B
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Dimorphic fungus with 2 types of asexual spores; Grows in soil contaminated with bird droppings (Starling) or bat guano; Transmission: inhalation of airborne microconidia
Histoplasma capsulatum
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Inhaled microconidia develop into budding yeast inside macrophages; Spread in the liver and spleenn; Dissemination in those who have defective CMI; Closely mimics tuberculosis
Histoplasmosis
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Can you name 2 great mimickers of PTB?
Histoplasma capsulatumParagonimus westermani
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DOC of Histoplasmosis
DOC: Amphotericin B
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Dimorphic fungus with round yeast with broad base bud; Transmission: Inhalation of conidia; Most common cause of fungal pneumonia
Blastomyces dermatitidis
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Chronic pneumonia, ulcerates granulomas, lytic bone lesions and prostatitis
Blastomycosis
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DOC for Blastomycosis
DOC: Amphotericin B (Fluconazole- if with brain involvement)
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Dimorphic fungi with thick yeast with multiple buds in wheel configuration (mariner's wheel/sailor's wheel); Transmission: inhalation of conidia
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
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Chronic pneumonia with painful ulcers on mouth and nose
Lutz-Almeida-Splendore Disease
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Treatment of Lutz-Almeida-Splendore Disease
DOC: Amphotericin B
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May appear as oval yeast with single bud or as pseudohyphae; Form germ tubes in serum and Chlamydo-spores in culture
Candida albicans
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Candidiasis in immunocompetent pts
Oral thrushVulvovaginitis (curd-like discharge)Intertrigo (on skin folds)Skin infections (satellite lesions)Onychomycosis
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Candidiasis in immunocompromised pts
Pseudomembranous esophagitisSubcutaneous nodulesRight-sided endocarditis (in IV drug users)
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Treatment for Candidiasis
Oropharyngeal candidiasis - Nystatin swish and spitEsophageal candidiasis - Nystatin swish and swallowSkin infections - ClotrimazoleDisseminated Candidiasis - Amphotericin BChemoprophylaxis - Fluconazole
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Oval yeast with narrow-based bud surrounded by a wide polysaccharide capsule seen in India Ink preparation; Grows abundantly in soil containing bird droppings (especially pigeons)
Cryptococcus neoformans
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Test for Cryptococcus neoformans
Positive Latex Agglutination Test (CALAS)
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Asymptomatic lung infection (asymptomatic pneumonia), meningitis, encephalitis
Cryptococcidiosis
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Treatment of Cryptococcidiosis
DOC: Amphotericin B and Flucytosine (can cross BBB)
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Exist only as molds; Septate hyphae that form V-shaped (dichotomous) branches; Transmission: inhalation of airborne conidia
Aspergillus fumigatus
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Fungus ball in lung cavities
Aspergilloma
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Asthmatic symptoms with expectoration of brownish bronchial plugs
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
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Treatment of Aspergillosis
DOC: Amphotericin B
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Saprophytic molds with nonseptate hyphae with walls and branches at right angles
Rhizopus oryzae and Mucor spp.
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Rhino-orbital-cerebral Infection with eschar formation; Patients with Diabetic ketoacidosis, burns, or leukemia
Mucormycosis
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Indeterminate organism; Major surface glycoprotein undergoes programmed rearrangements; Transmission: inhalation of cysts; Cysts in alveoli induce an inflammatory response consisting plasma cells (frothy exudate that blocks oxygen exchange)
Pneumocystis jiroveci
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Most common AIDS-defining illness; Occurs when CD4<200; Diffuse interstitial pneumonia with ground glass infiltrates bilaterally; 100% mortality
Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia (PCP)
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DOC for PCP
Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole

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