Systemic Fungi Flashcards
1
Q
Coccidioides immitis
A
Coccidioidomycosis (San Joaquin valley fever)
- s/s = Resembles pneumonia or tuberculosis; forms SPHERULES in the lungs
- caused = inhalation
2
Q
Blastomyces dermatitidis
A
Pulmonary Blastomycosis (Gilchrist's disease) * s/s = Mostly asymptomatic; muscle aches, cough, fever, chills, malaise, weight loss (flu-like)
3
Q
Histoplasma capsulatum
A
Histoplasmosis (Ohio Valley Fever)
* s/s = coughing with bloody sputum or skin lesions
4
Q
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
A
Paracoccidioidomycosis
* s/s = Similar to blastomycosis and coccidiodomycosis
5
Q
Aspergillus fumigatus
A
Aspergillosis
* Fungus balls in the lungs
