Mycosis Flashcards
Type of mycosis?
Superficial mycosis
Cutaneous
Subcutaneous
Dimorphic system
Opportunistic systemic
Superficial infected
Skin and hair shaft
1-Harmless,unware
2-no living tissue ear invaded.
3-no pathological change are elicated
Cutaneous infected!
No living tissue is invaded
Hair,skin nail
Opportunistic systemic
Occur in immunodeficient patient (normal defnce mechanism ars impaired)
Malassezia species
basidiomycetous yeasts and form part of the normal skin flora of humans and animals. The genus now includes 14 species of which 13 are lipid dependent
most frequently found species responsible for colonisation of humans
M. sympodialis, M. globosa, M. slooffice and M. restricta
Malassezia species may cause various skin manifestations including
1-versicolor,
2- seborrhoeic dermatitis,
3-dandruff, atopic eczema
4- folliculitis
Fungaemia due to
lipid-dependent Malassezia species
Fungaemia usually occurs
in patients with central line catheters receiving lipid replacement therapy, especially in infants
Pityriasis versicolor
1.chronic,
2. superficial fungal disease of the skin characterised by well-demarcated white, pink, fawn, or brownish lesions, often conjoining,
3.covered with thin scales.
colour varies according
1-normal pigmentation of the patient,
2-exposure of the area to sunlight,
3- the severity of the disease.
Lesions ocuur on
1-trunk,
2-shoulders
3-arms,
rarely on the neck and face
Seborrhoeic dermatitis is caused by
Malassezia
Clinical manifestations of seborrhoeic dermatitis
1-erythema (red patches) and Scaling in areas with a rich supply of sebaceous glands ie: the scalp, face, Eyebrows, ears and upper trunk
2-Lesions are red and covered with greasy scales and itching is common in the scalp.
skin scrapings for a lab diagnosis are unnecessary for?
Seborrheic dermatitis
Fungaemia
causing by catheter
acquired fungaemia in
neonate and adult patients undergoing lipid replacement therapy.
Diagnosis for fungaemia requires
special culture media and blood drawn back through the catheter is the prefer specimen
Smoe patient with fungaemia may be develope
Small embolic lesions in the lung and other organ
Clinical material:
Skin scrapings from patients with superficial lesions, blood and indwelling catheter tips from patients with suspected fungaemia.
Direct microscopy:
Skin scrapings taken from patients with Pityriasis versicolor rapidly identified when mounted in 10% KOH, unipolar, broad base budding yeast cells
M. furfur
is a lipophilic yeast,
M. furfur in vitro growth must be stimulated by
natural oils or other fatty substances
most common method used
Sabouraud’s dextrose agar containing cycloheximide (actidione) with olive oil
White piedra
-A superficial fungal infection of the hair shaft caused by
Trichosporon
Infected hair develop
soft greyish-white nodules along the shaft
Infections are usually localised
axilla or scalp but may also be seen on facial hairs and sometimes pubic hair.
characteristic of white piedra.
The presence of irregular, soft, white or light brown nodules, 1.0-1.5 mm in length, firmly adhering to the hairs