Subcutaneous

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skin trauma/prick
inoculation mycoses usually confined to subcutaneous tissues
Diseases are usually CHRONIC IN NATURE

Answer 1

SUBCUTANEOUS MYCOSES

Question 2

AKA: Rose Gardener’s Disease, Rose Handler’s Disease

Answer 2

Sporotrichosis

Question 3

Causative agent of Sporotrichosis

Answer 3

Sporothrix schenckii

Question 4

Pathology: Granuloma Formation in Tissues

• Splendore-Hoeppli Phenomenon (Asteroid Bodies)

• Fungus is DIMORPHIC

• Yeast: Cigar Shaped

• Mold: Flowerette or daisy head appearance

• Specimen: Skin biopsy, aspirate, pus or curetting

Answer 4

Sporothrix schenckii

Question 5

Chronic, localized Subepidermal infection causing Keloidal blastomycosis.

Answer 5

Lobomycosis

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Causative agent of Lobomycosis

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Lacazia loboi (formely Loboa loboi)

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• Monomorphic

• looks like P. brasiliensis (dimorphic)

• Tissues: multiple budding cells in chain

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Lacazia loboi (formely Loboa loboi)

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Causative Agent of Rhinosporidiosis

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Rhinosporidium seeberi

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• Found in water.

• Polyploid masses in nose, pharynx

• Tissue form: sporangium - sac-like structure filled with endospores.

• Looks like C. immitis- smaller

Answer 9

Rhinosporidium seeberi

Question 10

Chronic Inflammatory or Granulamatous Disease restriced in the nasal mucosa.

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Rhinoentomophthoromycosis

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Causative agent of Rhinoentomophthoromycosis

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Conidiobolus coronatus/ Entomophthora coronata,

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a member of Zygomycetes Predisposition: 80% males.

Answer 12

Conidiobolus coronatus/ Entomophthora coronata,

Question 13

AKA: Madura foot, Maduromycosis Caused by a variety of organisms such as:

• fungi (eumycotic mycetomas)

• bacteria (actinomycotic mycetomas

Answer 13

Mycetoma/ Madura foot agents

Question 14

– Madurella mycetomatis (most common), Madurella grisea, Exophiala jeanselemei, Acremonium falciforme, Pseudallescheria boydii

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Eumycotic of Mycetoma

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Actinomadura, Nocardia, Streptomyces

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ACTINOMYCOTIC ACTINOMYCETES: of mycetomq

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“S. aureus, Bacteroides, E. coli, P. aeruginosa

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BOTYROMYCOTIC of mycetoma

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Characterized by swelling and suppuration of subcutaneous tissues and formation of sinus tracts with extension to the bone.

Granules (grains) are seen (aggregates of the organism) in the draining pus
. Affected areas: hands or feet.

Answer 17

Mycetoma/madura foot

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Ringworm of the body

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Tinea corporis

Question 19

Ringworm of the ‘groin “jock itch

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Tinea cruris

Question 20

Ringworm of the foot
“athlete’s foot”

Answer 20

Tinea pedis

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Ringworm infection of the hand

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Tinea manuum

Question 22

Nail infection of the hand

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Tinea ungium

Question 23

Ringworm affecting the bearded areas of the face and neck

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Tinea barbae

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Scalp ringworm

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Tinea capitis

Question 25

a. Gray patch tinea

b. Black Dot Capitis

Answer 25

Tinea capitis

Question 26

Chromoblastomycosis, Mossy Foot disease, Dermatitis Verrucosa, Hematomycosis

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Chromomycosis/ chromoblastomycosis

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Etiology of Chromomycosis/ chromoblastomycosis

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Fonsecaea compacta, Fonsecaea pedrosoi -most common,

Question 28

Culture: SDA

• Presence of sclerotic bodies (fission or medlar bodies) in infected tissues

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Chromomycosis/ chromoblastomycosis

Question 29

Dark colonies with jet black reverse

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Chromomycosis/ chromoblastomycosis

Question 30

Formation of Solitary Asymptomatic Nodule or cyst in immunocompetent patients.

Culture: SDA

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Phaeohyphomycosis

Question 31

Causative agent of Phaeohyphomycosis

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Exophiala jeanselmei, Wangilla dermatitidis, Cladosporium, Cladophialophora bantiana, Phialophora, etc