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Mycology I Flashcards

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1
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dimorphic fungi at temp

A

cold - mold
heat - yeast

except cocidiomycosis - spherule in tissue

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2
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tx for local mycosis infection

A

flucanozole

itraconazole

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3
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tx for systemic mycosis infection

A

amphotericin B

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mississippi and ohio river valley, pneumonia, macrophage filled

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histoplasmosis

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histoplasmosis

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mississippi and ohio river valley

fills macrophages

bird and bat poo

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6
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blastomycosis

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east of mississippi river and central america

inflammatory lung disease - disseminate skin and bone

granuloma nodules form

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7
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coccidiomycosis

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southwest US, Cali

pneumonia and meningitis

increased rate after earthquake - dust to air

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8
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spherule filled with endosores

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coccidiomycosis

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9
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captains wheel formation

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paracoccidiomycosis
in latin america

budding yeast

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10
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cutaneous mycosis

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tinea

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11
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cutaneous fungal infection

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dermatophyte

tinea

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12
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dermatophytes

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cause tinea

microsporum, trichophyton, epidermophyton

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13
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microsporum

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dermatophyte - cutaneous fungal infection

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14
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trichophyton

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dermatophyte - cutaneous fungal infection

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15
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epiermophyton

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dermatophyte - cutaneous fungal infection

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16
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tinea capitis

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head/scalp fungal infection

dermatophyte

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17
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tinea corporis

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body fungal infection

dermatophyte

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18
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tinea cruris

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inguinal area fungal infection

dermatophyte

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19
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tinea pedis

A

foot fungal infection

3 varieties:
1 interdigital MC
2 mocassin
3 vesicular

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20
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tinea unguium

A

nailbed fungal infection

aka onychomycosis

21
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onychomycosis

A

nailbed fungal infection

tinea unguium

22
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tinea versicolor

A

from malassezia species

-yeast like fungus

23
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tinea versicolor path

A

degradation of lipid produces acids - damage melanocytes
-reults in hypopigmented and pink patches

often in summer and hot-humid weather

24
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spaghetti and meatballs on microscopy

A

tinea versicolor - malassezia

25
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oral thrush

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candida in immunocompromised

26
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endocarditis in IV drug user

A

candida

27
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tx of candida

A

topical azole - vaginal
nystatin, flucanozole, or caspofungin - oral thrush
flucanozol, caspofungin, ampho B - systemic

28
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germ tube at 37C

A

candida albicans

29
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pseudohyphae and budding yeast at 20C

A

candida albicans

30
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septate hyphae branch at 45 egrees

A

aspergillus fumigatus

31
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aspergilloma

A

in lung cavity - after TB

32
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aflatoxins

A

produced by aspergillus species

-associated with hepatocellular carcinoma

33
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allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

A

asthma and CF association

bronchiectasis and eosinophilia

34
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india ink stain with halos

A

cryptococcus neoformans

35
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cryptococcus neoformans

A

heavily capsuled yeast

-soil and pigeon droppings

36
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pigeon droppings

A

cryptococcus neoformans

37
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sabouraud agar

A

culture of cryptococcus neoformans

38
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soap bubble lesion in brain

A

cryptococcus neoformans

39
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mucormycosis

A

diabetic ketoacidosis

mucor and rhizopus specie

fungi proliferate blood vessel wall - penetrate cribriform plate - enter brain

rhinocerebral frontal lobe abscess

HA, facial pain, black necrotic eschar on face

40
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tx of mucormycosis

A

surgical debridement

amphotericin B

41
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pneumocystis pneumonia

A

diffuse interstitial pneumonia
-with pneumocystis jirovecii

get disease if immunosuppressed (ex/ AIDs)

42
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CXR for pneuomcystis pneumonia

A

B/L ground glass opacities

diagnosis - lung biopsy or lavage

43
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disc shaped yeast on methenamine sliver stain

A

pneumocystic jirovecii

44
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tx pneumocystis jirovecii

A

TMP-SMX
pentamide
dapsone (prophylaxis)
atovaquone (prophylaxis)

45
Q

prophylaxis in HIV for pneumocystis

A

dapsone and atovaquone

if CD4

46
Q

rose gardener gets pustule and ulcer along lymphatics

A

sporothrix schenckii

47
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sporothrix schenckii

A

dimorphic

cigar shaped budding yeast

48
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tx sporothrix

A

itraconazole

potassium iodide

Board Review - B - Microbiology (16 decks)

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