MYCOSES Flashcards

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  • The fungal infection is in the OUTERMOST part of the skin (KERATIN)
  • NO immune response
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Superficial Mycoses

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Superficial Mycoses Organisms: (MHPT)

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Malassezia furfur (Skin)
Hortaea werneckii (Skin)
Piedraia hortae (Hair)
Trichosporon beigielli (Hair)

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Malassezia furfur (Skin)
Infection: ____ ____
- Pale patches, dry scaly skin
- Fawn -colored spots in fair skin

A

Tinea versicolor

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4
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T/F
Tinea Versicolor is also known as Pityriasis versicolor

A

TRUE

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5
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Malassezia furfur (Skin)
Lab Diagnosis:
- ____ under the microscope
- ____ fluorescence (+)
- ____

A

Spaghetti and meatballs
Wood’s lamp
Lipophilic

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Hortaea werneckii (Skin)
Infection: ___ ___
- brown to black non-scaly macules in on palms/soles

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Tinea nigra

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7
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Hortaea werneckii (Skin)
Lab Diagnosis

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Greenish black colonies

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Piedraia hortae (Hair)
Infection: ____ ____
- brown to black crusts/nodules on hair

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Black Piedra

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9
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Piedraia hortae (Hair)
Lab DIagnosis:
- ____ containing ____ ascospores
- ____ restricted colonies

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  • Asci containing 8 ascospores
  • Brown restricted colonies
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Trichosporon beigielli (Hair)
Infection: ____ ____
- light brown soft nodules

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White Piedra

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Trichosporon beigielli (Hair)
Lab Diagnosis

A
  • Arthroconidia
  • Yeast-like colonies
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12
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  • Outer-inner part of the skin
  • Can elicit immune response
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Cutaneous Mycoses

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Cutaneous Mycoses Infections (FCBCCPU)

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  • Tinea favosa
  • Tinea Capitis
  • Tinea barbae
  • Tinea corporis/ Tinea imbricata
  • Tinea cruris
  • Tinea pedis
  • Tinea unguium (onychomycosis)
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14
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  • Body part Infected: Scalp
  • Organism: T. schoenleinii
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Tinea favosa

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15
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  • Body part Infected: Scalp
  • Organism: M. audouinii, M. ferrugineum, T. tonsurans, T. violaceum
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Tinea Capitis

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16
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  • Body part Infected: Beard
  • Organism: Trichophyton
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Tinea barbae

17
Q
  • Body part Infected: Body
  • Organism: Trichophyton, Microscporum, T.concentricum
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Tinea corporis/ Tinea imbricata

18
Q
  • Body part Infected: Groin
  • Organism: Epidermophyton
A

Tinea cruris

19
Q
  • Body part Infected: Feet
  • Organism: Trichophyton, Epidermophyton
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Tinea pedis

20
Q
  • Body part Infected: Nails
  • Organism: Trichophyton, Epidermophyton
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Tinea unguium (onychomycosis)

21
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  • The fungi already disseminated in the body that can affect internal organs and deep tissues of the body
  • All fungi under systemic are dimorphic (has both yeast and mold phase)
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Systemic Mycoses

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Systemic Mycoses Organisms (BHCPS)

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  • Blastomyces dermatitidis
  • Histoplasma capsulatum
  • Coccidiodes immitis
  • Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
  • Sporothrix schenckii
23
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Ecology: River valleys, basins, soil
Disease: Gilchrist/Chicago/North American, blastomycosis

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Blastomyces dermatitidis

24
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Ecology: Bird/bat guano, alkaline soil
Disease: Cave/Spelunker’s/Darling’s histoplasmosis, reticuloendothelial cytomycosis

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Histoplasma capsulatum

25
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Ecology: Soil
Disease: Desert bumps (erythema nodosum), San Juan Valley fever (erythema multiforme), Desert rheumatism

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Coccidiodes immitis

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Ecology: Soil
Disease: South American paracoccidioidomycosis, Lutz-Spledore-Almeida disease, Brazilian mycosis, paracoccidioidal granuloma

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Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

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Disease: Sporotrichosis, Rose Handler’s disease

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Sporothrix schenckii

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Q

Organism
Mold: OVAL conidia on short conidiophores
Yeast: BROAD-based blastoconidia (budding yeast)

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Blastomyces dermatitidis

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Organism
Mold: ROUND, LARGE, tuberculate macroconidia
Yeast: SMALL OVAL yeast

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Histoplasma capsulatum

30
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Organism
Mold: BARREL-shaped arthroconidia (Coccidiodes, Geotritchum, Trichosporon)
Yeast: SPHERULES containing endospores

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Coccidioides immitis

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Organism
Mold: STERILE, hyphae chlamydoconidia (rounding up)
Yeast: “mariner’s wheel”, “mickey mouse cap”

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Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

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Organism
Mold: SPARSE green aerial hyphae, REDDISH-BROWN vegetative hyphae
Yeast: OVAL to CYLINDRICAL yeastlike

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Penicillium marneffei

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Organism
Mold: Conidia in ROSETTE/ SLEEVE pattern
Yeast: CIGAR-shaped

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Sporothrix schenckii