Mycology Flashcards
Also known as jock itch
Tinea cruris
Malasezzia furfur secretes this substance that causes skin hypopigmentation
Azeleic acid
“Spaghetti and meatball” appearance on 10% KOH
Malasezzia furfur
Superficial mycosis associated with gardening
Sporothrix schenckii
Drug of choice in systemic mycoses
Amphotericin B
Drug of choice in fungal meningitis
Fluconazole
KOH smear: Spherules in endospores
Coccidioides immitis
KOH smear: Intracellular yeasts
Histoplasma capsulatum
KOH smear: Broad-based bud
Blastomyces dermatitidis
KOH smear: Mariner’s wheel
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
Three most common fungal genera causing dermatophytoses
Epidermophyton
Microsporum
Trichophyton
S/Sx: Lung infiltrates, adenopathy, effusions, erythem nodosum (desert bumps), arthralgias, meningitis
Coccidioides immitis
Closely mimics tuberculosis. Chronic pneumonia. Erythema nodosum. Tongue ulcerations in AIDS patients.
Histoplasma capsulatum
Dimorphic yeast. Chronic pneumonia. Ulcerated granulomas. Lytic bone lesions. Prostatitis.
Blastomyces dermatidis
Pseudomembranous esophagitis is caused by
Candida albicans