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Parasites and Fungi Symptoms Flashcards

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Well-demarcated patches of hypo/hyper pigmented discoloration, raised with scales.

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Pityriasis-Tinea versicolor

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Solitary irregular dark pigmented macules on palms/soles

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Tinea Nigra- hortaea werneckii

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Raised ring with scaling, Alopecia

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Dermatophytoses (ringworm)-trichophyton mentagrophytes

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Thickened discolored fractured nail

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Tinea unguium/Onychomycosis-trichophyton rubrum

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Circular alopecia on scalp

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Tinea capitis-Trichophyton tonsurans

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Nodular/ulcerative lesions that follow lymph drainage

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Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichosis-sporothrix schenckii

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Cauliflower-like nodules/plaques

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Chromoblastomycosis-Cladosporium/fonsecaea pedrosoi

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Extensive destruction of muscle, fascia and bone

Sinus draining, serossanguineous fluid with granules

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Eumycotic mycetoma-Curvularia

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large, dis shaped rubbery, ulcerated, moveable masses on proximal limbs.

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subcutaneous zygomycosis/entomophthromomycosis-Basidiobolus ranarum

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Rhinofacial swelling-painless

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subcutaneous zygomycosis/entomophthromomycosis-conidiobolus coronatus

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firm painless, slow growing cyst, or non-tender pigmented plaque like lesions

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subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis-dermatiaceous fungi

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flu-like, lobar infiltrates, mass/coin lesion,

Can have bone involvement, prostate, liver, spleen

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Blastomycosis

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Great imitator-nodules/lesions, fever/cough/chest pain/weight loss

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Coccidiodoycosis

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flu-like, mediastinal fibrosis, mediastianal, adenopathy, pulmonary infiltrates,
Disseminated-weight loss/fatigue/ulcers/hepatomegaly/meningitis/endocarditis

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Histoplasmosis

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nodular fibrotic lesions

single or multifocal organ involvement.

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Paracoccidiodomycosis

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Pulmonary infection-highly neurotrophic (CNS)

meningitis, meningoencephalits, ocular infections, osseous lesions

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Cryptococcosis

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thrush, angular cheilitis, diaper rash, UTI, nail infection, pneumonia, endocardiitis, CNS, hematogenous infection

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Candidiasis

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Ocular infection, peritonitis, meningitis

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Rodotorula

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19
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pulmonary fungal ball in lung, Angioinvasion

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Aspergillosis

20
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Angioinvasive: thrombosis, infection and necrosis of organs

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zygomycosis, mucormycosis-Rhizopus or mucor

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Lung infection, paranasal sinusitis/CNS

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Phaeohyphomycosis

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dyspnea, caynosis, tachyphnea,dry cough, fever. Alveolar foamy exudate, coagulative necrosis

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pneumocystosis

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Bloody diarrhea, dystentary, Liver abcess, RUQ pain, colonic ulcerations

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Entamoeba histolytica

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Bloating, flatulence, foul smelling diarrhrea

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Giardia lamblia

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Males: Asymptomatic, non-purulent urethritis
females: vaginalis, foul smelling, green watery discharge

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Trichomonas vaginalis

26
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severe Diarrhea (HIV) , malapsorption, constant pooping, watery diarrhea (non-HIV)

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Cryptosporidium parvum

27
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Itching in areas with hair

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lice-pediulus hamanus

28
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scabies, itching,

29
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romana’s sign- periorbital edema and rash

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trypanosoma cruzi

30
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ground itch, intestinal infection, leading to microcytic anemia, pneumonitis, eosiniophilia, fever, nausea, vomiting

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Ancylostoma duodenale and necator ameriacanus-hookworm

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diarrhea, anemia, malabsorption, sepsis, peritonitis, endocarditis, meningitis, hyperinfection sydrome

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strongyloide stercoralis

32
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no associated pathology

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enterobius vermicularis-pinworm

33
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Abdominal pain, inlfammation, distention, eosinophilia, colonic prolasped

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Trichuris trichiura-Whipworm

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swimmer’s itch, dermatitis, fever, malaise, diahhrea, hepatosplenomegaly, abdominal fluid, neurologic systems

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schistosoma

35
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B12 defieciency, megaloblastic anemia, neurologic symptoms, weight loss, cystercercosis

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Cestodes-taenia saginata and taenia solium (tapeworms)

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birthh defects, brain absecess in HIV, Lymphadenopathy in adults, infectious mono-like

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toxoplasma gondii

37
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inflammation of muscle muscle pain and weakness, periorbital edema, splinter hemorrhage

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Trichinella spiralis

38
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elephantiasis of legs and genitalia

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Whuchereria bancrofti or Brugia malayi

39
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worm crawling in conjunctiva, angioedema, neuroligc symptoms, eosinophilia

40
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river blindness,

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Onchocera volvulus

41
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Lung pneumonitis, bowel impediment, Allergic reaction, appendicitis

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Ascaris lumbricoides

42
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eosinophilia granuloma

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Toxocara canis-Dog roundworm

43
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headache, anemia, splenomegaly, rigors, kidney infection

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Malaria: plasmodium…

44
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Blindness, amoebic enephalitis

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acanthomoeba

Naelgeria-no blindness

45
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permanent and disfiguring lesions

fever, nausea, vomiting, chills, sweating, anemai, black lesion on skin, glomerulonephritis

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Leishmaniasis donovani

46
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sleep disorder, mental deficits, coma, respiratory failure

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trypanosoma brucei- tsetse fly

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