Mycology Flashcards
“spaghetti and meat balls” fungus
Malassezia furfur
dandruff shampoo for Malassezia furfur
selenium sulfide
produces (+) Wood’s lamp
Microsporum (dermatophyte)
fungus found on rose thorns
Sporothrix schenkii
Suppurating subcutaneous nodules that progress along lymphatic channels
lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis
spherules with endospores
Coccidiodes immitis
fungus present in bird and bat droppings
Histoplasma capsulatum
produces calcified lesions on CXR
Histoplasma capsulatum
Yeasts within macrophages
Histoplasma capsulatum
Broad-based bud
Blastomyces dermatitidis
fungus found in pigeon droppings
Cryptococcus neoformans
treatment for Cryptococcus neoformans
flucytosine
India Ink stain of CSF: (+) encapsulated yeast
Cryptococcus neoformans
Yeast with halo
Cryptococcus neoformans
Yeast with pseudohyphae
Candida albicans
branching septated hyphae (45 degrees)
Aspergillius
treatment for allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
corticosteroids
treatment for aspergilloma
removal via thoracic surgery
treatment for invasive aspergillosis
voriconazole
saprophytic molds
Rhizopus/Rhizomucor/Mucor
broad, nonseptated, branching hyphae (90 degrees)
Rhizopus/Rhizomucor/Mucor
(+) black nasal discharge
Rhizopus/Rhizomucor/Mucor
Unicellular fungi
Pneumocystis jirovecii
treatment for Pneumocystis jirovecii
TMP-SMX
when to order lactic dehydrogenase study ?
work up for Pneumocystis jirovecii