Patho Fungi Flashcards
Intra-alveolar foamy exudate
Pneumocystis jiroveci
Pneumocystis jiroveci type
Yeastlike fungus
Intracellular fungi
Histoplasmosis
Clinical presentations of histoplasmosis resemble
tuberculosis
Granulomatous inflammation with necrosis
Soil-inhabiting dimorphic fungus
Blastomycosis
3 clinical forms of blastomycosis
- Pulmonary blastomycosis
- Disseminated blastomycosis
- Primary cutaneous only
Granulomatous inflammation
H istoplasmosis
Coccidiomycosis
Delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction
Coccidiomycosis
Causes Suppurative granulomas
Like acute lobar pneumonia
Blastomycoses
Budding yeast and non-branching hyphae and
pseudo-hyphae
Candida Albicans
found in our mouth
develops thrush
Candida Albicans
Ubiquitous mold
Aspergillus
Aspergillus in healthy
Allergic bronchopulmonary
Aspergillus in immunocompromised
Serious pneumonia
Neutropenia and use of corticosteroids
Aspergillus
Mucormycosis