Subcutaneous Mycoses

Question 1

what involves the muscle, lymphatic vessels, and connective/neighnoring tissue

Answer 1

Subcutaneous mycoses

Question 2

T or F: if there is a common infection in the subcutaneous mycosis it disseminates in the blood or other organs

Answer 2

F

Question 3

aka Madura foot

Answer 3

mycetoma

Question 4

what kind of infection is a mycetoma

Answer 4

skin/soft tissue

Question 5

def? mass, sinus formation, and discharge with grains

Answer 5

mycetoma

Question 6

treatment for mycetomas

Answer 6

long term use of antifungals or amputation

Question 7

where do people usually get mycetomas

Answer 7

foot than hand

Question 8

how do you get a mycetoma

Answer 8

thorn prick or exposure to contaminated environment

Question 9

who is more likely to get a mycetoma males or females

Answer 9

males

Question 10

what is a mycetoma called that is caused by fungi

Answer 10

eumycotic

Question 11

what is a mycetoma called that is caused by bacteria

Answer 11

actinomycotic

Question 12

Madurella, Pseudallescheria boudin, and leptosphaeria spp. all cause what kind of mycetoma

Answer 12

eumycetoma

Question 13

nocardia, streptomyces, and actinomyces all cause what kind of mycetoma

Answer 13

actinomycetoma

Question 14

how do mycetoma nodules drain

Answer 14

sinus tracts

Question 15

where do you find the organisms in a mycetoma

Answer 15

grains

Question 16

what organism causes black grain eumycetoma

Answer 16

madurella mycetomatis

Question 17

what organism causes black grain actinomycetoma

Answer 17

madurella grisea

Question 18

how do you differentiate between m. mycetomatis and m. grisea

Answer 18

m. grisea can grow at 37C

Question 19

what kind of mycetoma does pseudallescheria boydii

Answer 19

eumycetoma

Question 20

how do people get exposed to p. boydii

Answer 20

soil via inhalation

Question 21

does p. boydii cause black or white grain mycetoma

Answer 21

white

Question 22

what organism causes systemic pseudallescheriasis

Answer 22

p. boydii

Question 23

what kind of pt get systemic pseudallescheriasis

Answer 23

cystic fibrosis

Question 24

T or F: p. boydii is very difficult to treat

Answer 24

T

Question 25

is p. boydii asexual or sexual

Answer 25

sexual

Question 26

what is the asexual form of p. boydii

Answer 26

scedosporium apiospermum

Question 27

what sexual fruiting body does p. boydii produce

Answer 27

cleistothecium

Question 28

where is leptosphaeria spp found

Answer 28

soil

Question 29

does Leptosphaeria spp. cause eumycetoma or actinomycetoma

Answer 29

eumycetoma

Question 30

what kind of eumycetoma does leptosphaeria spp. cause

Answer 30

black grains with pale centers

Question 31

what class is leptosphaeria spp apart of

Answer 31

ascomycota

Question 32

actinomycete do what kind of respiration

Answer 32

aerobic or anaerobic

Question 33

what is the microscopy of actinomycetes

Answer 33

filamentous that branch

Question 34

what is the color of pus cause by actinomyces

Answer 34

sulfur granules

Question 35

what is the most common actinomyces

Answer 35

a. israelii

Question 36

what type of myocardia usually causes mycetoma

Answer 36

n. brasiliensis

Question 37

what does the pus of nocardia have

Answer 37

sulfur granules

Question 38

a chromic nocardia disease effect what in the body

Answer 38

respiratory tract

Question 39

what type of nocardia causes chronic disease

Answer 39

n. asteroides

Question 40

what do streptomyces spp. look like under the microscope

Answer 40

gram pos filimentous

Question 41

what do streptomyces spp cause

Answer 41

mycetoma

Question 42

what organisms is responsible for many antimicrobials used today

Answer 42

streptomyces spp.

Question 43

what genus of Bactria don't have true branching and have pos acid fast stain

Answer 43

mycobacterium

Question 44

what is lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis known as

Answer 44

rose gardener's disease

Question 45

is lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis di or monomorphic

Answer 45

dimorphic

Question 46

what fungus causes lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis

Answer 46

sporothrix schenckii

Question 47

where do lesion progress with lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis

Answer 47

subcutaneous lymphatics

Question 48

what does sporothrix schenckii look like under the microscope if it is from the environment

Answer 48

mold (flowers)

Question 49

what does sporothrix schenckii look like under the microscope if it is from inside a pt

Answer 49

yeast

Question 50

what does hyalo mean

Answer 50

glass

Question 51

what fungus causes eumycotic white grain mycetoma hyalohyphomycosis

Answer 51

acremonium

Question 52

what is the common causative agent of trauma hyalohyphomycosis

Answer 52

fusarium

Question 53

what does fusarium produce that can cause an allergic rxn or be a carcinogenic

Answer 53

mycotoxins

Question 54

where do you find geotrichum

Answer 54

dairy

Question 55

what does geotrichum cause

Answer 55

hyalohyphomycosis

Question 56

what kind of hylohyphomycosis infections does paecilomyces cause

Answer 56

eye

Question 57

what is found in the tissue of chromoblastomycosis

Answer 57

sclerotic bodies

Question 58

what do this organism cause Fonsecaea spp., phialophora spp., and cladsporium spp.

Answer 58

chromoblastomycosis

Question 59

what does phaeo mean

Answer 59

gray

Question 60

what kind of fungi causes phaeohyphomycosis

Answer 60

darkly pigmented

Question 61

T or F: phaeohyphomycosis has no sclerotic bodies

Answer 61

T

Question 62

what group of fungi cause subcutaneous zygomycosis/ mucormycosis

Answer 62

mucormycetes

Question 63

what do mucor, rhizopus, and absidia cause

Answer 63

zygomycosis

Question 64

what does mucor look like

Answer 64

no roots

Question 65

what does rhizopus look like

Answer 65

roots right below

Question 66

what does absidia look like

Answer 66

roots off to side and branched