Respiratory Flashcards
basidiomycosis
cause
shrooms- coprinus and schizophylum
inhalation
basidiomycosis
ss
chronic lung lesions
meningitis
endocarditis following allergic reactions
(found in people that work OUTSIDE)
cheese washer
cause and ss
penicilum
skin rashes and resp problems
farmers lung cause and path
aspergillus or pénicillium
increased levels of igG* due to inhalation of hay with these spores
creates (type 3 allergic rxn)
farmers lung ss
acute symptoms of airway obstruction
shallow breathing, cough fibrotic deposits infiltrates and granulomas
lycoperdonosis cause and ss
lycoperdon or calvatia
cough and pneumonia
malt workers
allergic rxn to moldy barley containing aspergillus
cough and pneumonia
maple bark
bark of maple trees containing cryptostroma cortical
chronic cough
mushroom growrs
pleurotus
cough and labored breathing
pneumocystosis
pneumocystis jiroveci
opportunistic yeast
pneumocystosis
epi
target*
wordwide
human flora and rodents
affects IMMUNOCOMPROMISED People
pneumocystosis
path
multiply in lung tissue
form membrane around granulomas with an exudate
oxygen exchange is reduced, consolidation of the lungs
pneumocystosis
immunity
protective for immunoCOMPETENT peeps!!
pneumocystosis
ss
cough chest pain congestion anorexia SOB weight loss in immunocompromised people
cotton wool spots in retina
pneumocystosis
dx
thick walled crescent shaped cysts with internal bodies
pneumocystosis
tx
Cotrimoxazole
Aspergillosis
cause
aspergillus species (1500 types)
opportunistic mold
Aspergillosis
epi
transmission
worldwide
implantation of fomites, inhalation, ingestion p2p contact
Aspergillosis
path
causes pyogenic suppuration and necrosis and release of fungal endotoxins
granulation of tissue makes edema accesses thrombosis and infarctions
Aspergillosis
ss
athsma bronchitis
fungus balls* necrotizing pneumonia
headache fever dyspnea edema hemoptysis and pleuritic chest pain
disseminated:
proptosis nasal swellings
growths on heat valves, lesions on skin brain liver and kidney etc
Aspergillosis
dx
conidial structures or acute angle branching* in stained sputum
Aspergillosis
tx
amphotericin B
Aspergillosis
target
virulence affected by
its common in people who are IMMUNOSUPPRESED who have neutropenia or are in antibiotics
has dsRNA myxoviruses that represses formation of toxins
Geotrichosis
cause
Geotrichum candidum
monomorphic mold
Geotrichosis
epi
transmission
worldwide
transmission via inhalation of arthrospores
person to person
Geotrichosis
path
development of masses of necrotic foci
Geotrichosis
ss
diffuse lesions in lungs, bronchitis
oral-> thrush
GI***-> Colitis