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MYCOLOGY (Systemic Mycoses) Flashcards

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Southeast Asia

What systemic mycosis?

A

Talaromycosis (Penicilliosis)

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Central & South America

What systemic mycosis?

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Paracoccidioidomycosis

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Southwestern US, Mexico

What systemic mycosis?

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Coccidioidomycosis

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Mississippi & Ohio River valleys

What systemic mycosis?

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Histoplasmosis

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Mississippi & Ohio River basins, St. Lawrence River

What systemic mycosis?

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Blastomycosis

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What systemic mycosis?

Yeast-like cells inside macrophages, red diffusible pigment in culture

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Talaromycosis (Penicilliosis)

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What systemic mycosis?

Yeast with “pilot wheel” appearance

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Paracoccidioidomycosis

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What systemic mycosis?

Spherules containing endospores

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Coccidioidomycosis

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9
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What systemic mycosis?

Small intracellular yeast (2-5 µm) in macrophages

A

Histoplasmosis

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What systemic mycosis?

Broad-based budding yeast, DNA probe confirmation

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Blastomycosis

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Also known as Gilchrist disease, North American blastomycosis, Chicago disease.

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Blastomycosis

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Affects primarily middle-aged men due to occupational/recreational exposure to soil.

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Blastomycosis

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Often asymptomatic; primary infections may cause flu-like symptoms.

Progressive pulmonary disease presents with:

Cough, weight loss, chest pain, fever.

May progress to ulcerative skin and bone lesions.

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Blastomycosis

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14
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causative agent of Blastomycosis

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Blastomyces dermatitidis

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Blood agar, 37 degree celsius

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Blastomyces dermatitidis

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Pines medium,
Glucose-cysteine blood,
BHI-blood,
37 degree celsius

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Histoplasma capsulatum

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17
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BHI-blood, 37 degree celsius

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Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

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18
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MOT: Inhalation of arthroconidia

what causative agent?

A

Coccidioides immitis

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MOT: Inhalation of microconidia (bird/bat guano)

what causative agent?

A

Histoplasma capsulatum

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20
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Mariner’s wheel yeast cells

A

Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

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21
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Valley fever

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Coccidioides immitis

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erythema nodosum

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Coccidioides immitis

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Pulmonary calcifications, chronic lung disease

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Histoplasma capsulatum

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Ulcerative mucosal lesions, lymphadenopathy, adrenal involvement

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Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

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25
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Disseminated disease in AIDS patients, cutaneous lesions

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Penicillium marneffei

26
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Most virulent of all human mycotic agents.

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Coccidioides immitis

27
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Erythema nodosum (desert bumps),
erythema multiforme (valley fever),
arthritis (desert rheumatism)

Allergic manifestations of what fungi

A

Coccidioides immitis

28
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Disseminated disease (1% of cases): Higher risk in Filipinos, Black individuals, and pregnant women. Commonly affects the meninges.

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Coccidioides immitis

29
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Endemic areas: Lower Sonoran life zone (arid regions).

A

Coccidioides immitis

30
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Initial colonies: White to gray, moist, glabrous → Develop aerial mycelium → Mature colonies tan, brown, or lavender.

A

Coccidioides immitis

31
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Common in immunocompetent individuals, residual calcifications in lungs, liver, spleen.

A

Histoplasma capsulatum

32
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Histoplasma capsulatum

Chronic pulmonary histoplasmosis: Common in ___ patients.

33
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Endemic areas: Ohio, Missouri, Mississippi River valleys.

A

Histoplasma capsulatum

34
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Reservoir: Soil with high nitrogen content (bat/bird guano).

A

Histoplasma capsulatum

35
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Resembles Candida glabrata (differentiated via FA techniques or culture).

A

Histoplasma capsulatum

36
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Histoplasma capsulatum

Resembles Candida glabrata (differentiated via ___ techniques or culture).

37
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Serology:

EIA: Antigen detection from blood, CSF, urine.

Antibody tests: Complement fixation, immunodiffusion, latex agglutination.

Most useful: Rising titers in complement fixation & immunodiffusion.

A

Histoplasma capsulatum

38
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22°C: White to brownish mold.

A

Histoplasma capsulatum

39
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H. capsulatum var. duboisii (Central Africa) → ___

H. capsulatum var. farciminosum → ___

A

H. capsulatum var. duboisii (Central Africa) → Skin & bone disease.

H. capsulatum var. farciminosum → Epizootic lymphangitis in horses/mules.

40
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Ulcerative granulomatous lesions (buccal, nasal, GI mucosa).

A

Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

41
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Other manifestations: Mediastinitis, pericarditis, mucocutaneous lesions.

A

Histoplasma capsulatum

42
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South American blastomycosis

A

Paracoccidioidomycosis

43
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Brazilian blastomycosis

A

Paracoccidioidomycosis

44
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Lutz-Splendore-Almeida disease

A

Paracoccidioidomycosis

45
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Gilchrist disease

A

Blastomycosis

46
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Chicago disease

A

Blastomycosis

47
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Endemic in: Central & South America (humid, high-rainfall, acidic soil conditions).

A

Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

48
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Mickey Mouse cap appearance (fewer buds).

A

Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

49
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22°C: Mold phase → Glabrous to leathery, wrinkled, pink to brown colonies.

A

Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

50
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Only dimorphic Penicillium spp.

A

Penicillium marneffei

51
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Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

37°C (____ agar): Rapid conversion to yeast phase.

52
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Opportunistic pathogen: Common in immunocompromised patients (AIDS, hematologic malignancies) in Southeast Asia.

A

Penicillium marneffei

53
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Resembles Histoplasma capsulatum.

A

Penicillium marneffei

54
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Mold phase → Green aerial hyphae, reddish-brown vegetative hyphae.

A

Penicillium marneffei

55
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desert bumps also called ___

A

Erythema nodosum

56
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valley fever is also called ___

A

erythema multiforme

57
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Produces red diffusible pigment.

A

Penicillium marneffei

58
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Antigen detection for Histoplasma capsulatum uses what specimen

A

blood, CSF, urine

59
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Natural reservoir: Soil; also infects dogs and horses.

A

Blastomyces dermatitidis (Blastomycosis)

60
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North American blastomycosis

A

Blastomycosis

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