Systemic Mycoses Flashcards
1
Q
Ecology of B. dermatitidis
A
- River valleys
- basins
- soil
2
Q
Ecology of H. capsulatum
A
- Bird/bat guano,
- alkaline soil
3
Q
Ecology of C. immitis & P. brasiliensis
A
soil
4
Q
Gilchrist/Chicago/North American blastomycosis
A
Blastomyces dermatitidis
5
Q
- Cave/Spelunker’s/Darling’s
histoplasmosis, - reticuloendothelial cytomycosis
A
Histoplasma capsulatum
6
Q
- Desert bumps (erythema nodosum)
- San Juan Valley fever (erythema multiforme)
- Desert rheumatism
A
Coccidiodes immitis
7
Q
- South Americanparacoccidioidomycosis,
- Lutz-Spledore-Almeida disease,
- Brazilian mycosis,
- paracoccidioidal granuloma
A
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis