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OPPORTUNISTIC FUNGI Flashcards

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Disease:
Aspergilloma
Chronic sinusitis
Allergic Asthma
Aflatoxin

Transmission:
Aryergtflus molds

Diagnosis:
lung tissue specimens or sputum
specimen
chest x-ray

treatment:
surgery
amphotericin

A

Aspergillus fumigatus

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Disease:
Oral thrush
cutaneous candidiasis
Onychomycosis
Vaginitis
Chronic Mucocutaneous Candidiasis

Transmission:
normal commensal
immunocompromised

Diagnosis:
tissue specimen in KOH
Germ tubes
specimens in sabouraud agar to grow yeast chlamydospores and blastospores
skin test POS in most people and neg in sick people

treatment:
nystatin
amphotericin

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Candida albicans

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Disease:
Cryptococcosis
pulmonary infection
meningitis
complications

transmission:
immunocompromised patients, soil and pigeon droppings

diagnosis:
CSF specimen 10% KOH
India Ink
Tissue specimens stained
Serology

Treatment:
amphotericin B with flucytosine

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Cryptococcus neoformans

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disease:
mucormycosis
paranasal sinuses
fatal

transmission:
immunocompromised situations
diabetic

diagnosis:
tissue specimen with KOH
non septate hyphae with branch at right angles and sporangium

treatment
surgery
amphotericin B

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absidia spp
mucor spp
rhizopus spp

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