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Mycology Flashcards

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1
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Systemic mycoses

A
  • Histoplasmosis
  • Blastomycosis
  • Coccidioidomycosis
  • Paracoccidioidomycosis
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Histoplasmosis location

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Mississippi & Ohio River Valleys

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Blastomycosis location

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Mississippi River

Central America

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Coccidioidomycosis location

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Southwestern US

California

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Paracoccidioidomycosis location

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Latin America

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clinical presentation of histoplasmosis

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pneumonia

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clinical presentation of Blastomycosis

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inflammatory lung disease

disseminates to skin & bone

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clinical presentation of Coccidioidomycosis

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  • pneumonia
  • meningitis
  • disseminates to bone & skin
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9
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cases increase after earthquakes

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Coccidioidomycosis

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histoplasmosis histology

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MΦ filled w/ histoplasma

smaller than RBC

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blastomycosis histology

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broad based budding

same size as RBC

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coccidioidomycosis histology

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spherule filled w/ endospores

much larger than RBC

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paracoccidioidomycosis histology

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budding yeast w/ “captain’s wheel” formation

much larger than RBC

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*Malassezia furfur *

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Tinea versicolor

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**Tinea versicolor **

pathology

clinical presentation

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  • occurs in hot/humid weather
  • degradation of lipids
  • acids damage melanocytes
  • hypo/hyper-pigmented patches
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tinea versicolor treatment

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topical Miconazole

selenium sulfide

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“spaghetti & meatball appearance”

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tinea versicolor

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Definitions

  • tinea pedis
  • tinea cruris
  • tinea corporis
  • tinea capitis
  • tinea unguium
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  • tinea pedis = foot
  • tinea cruris = groin
  • tinea corporis = ringworm (on body)
  • tinea capitis = head, scalp
  • tinea unguium = onychomycosis (fingernails)
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dermatophytes

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  • microsporum
  • trichophyton
  • epidermophyton
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how do the other tinae clinically present?

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pruritic lesions w/ central clearing (ring)

mold hyphae on KOH

21
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candida albicans clinical presentation

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  • oral & esophageal thrush (immunocompromised)
  • vulvovaginitis
  • diaper rash
  • endocarditis in IV drug users
  • disseminated candidiasis
  • chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis
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candida albicans treatment

  • vaginal
  • oral/esophageal
  • systemic
A
  • vaginal
    • topical azole
  • oral/esophageal
    • fluconazole or caspofungin
  • systemic
    • fluconazole, amphotericin B, caspofungin
23
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clinical diseases of Aspergillus fumigatus

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  • invasive aspergillosis
  • allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA)
  • aspergilloma
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who tends to get infected w/ invasive aspergillosis

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  • immunocompromised
  • chronic granulomatous disease
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allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

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  • asthma & cystic fibrosis
  • bronchiectasis & eosinophilia
26
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aspergillomas infect the __________ post ______ infection.

A

lung cavities

TB

27
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Aspergillus fumigatus aflatoxins

A

hepatocellular carcinoma

28
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aspergillus branches at a _____ degree angle

A

45

29
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“soap bubble” lesions in brain

A

Cryptococcus neoformans

30
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Cryptococcus neoformans

morphology

spread/dissemination

A
  • heavily encapsulated yeast (NOT dimorphic)
  • soil, pigeon droppings
  • inhalation –> hematogenous dissemination to meninges
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Mucormycosis

A

Mucor & Rhizopus spp.

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Mucormycosis patient population

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ketoacidotic diabetic & leukemic patients

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mucormycosis spread

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  • excess ketone & glucose
  • fungi proliferate in BV walls
  • penetrate cribriform plate
  • enter brain
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Mucormycosis clinical presentation

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  • Rhinocerebral, frontal lobe abscesses
  • headache, facial pain, black necrotic eschar on face
  • maybe CN involvement
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Mucormycosis treatment

A

amphotericin B

36
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inhaled yeast

diffuse bilateral CXR appearance

A

Pneumocystis jirovecii

37
Q

when do you start PCP prophylaxis?

A
  • CD4 <200 cells/mm3 in HIV patients
    • dapsone, atovaquone
  • TMP-SMX, pentamidine
38
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diffuse interstitial pneumonia

A

Pneumocystis jirovecii (PCP)

39
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dimorphic, cigar-shaped budding yeast

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Sporothrix schenckii

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How is sporothrix schenckii spread?

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  • vegetation –> thorn –> spores
  • local pustule or ulcer w/ nodules along draining lymphatics
  • ascending lymphangitis
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Sporothrix schenckii treatment

A

itraconazole, potassium iodide

First Aid: Microbiology (13 decks)

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