Systemic Opportunistic Flashcards
Mold can grow at
25C and 30C
Yeast can grow in
Tissue
In enriched medium it grows at
37C
Blastomycosis causative agent
Blastomyces dermatitidis
Blastomyces dermatitidis disease
Blastomycosis
Blastomycosis main characteristics
Chronic infection in lungs
Blastomycosis symptoms usually appear between
3 weeks and 3months
Blastomyces dermatitidis sexual form
Ajellomyces dermatitidis
Blastomyces dermatitidis yeast form
Broad based buds
Paracoccidioidomycosis causative agent
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis disease
Paracoccidioidomycosis
Paracoccidioidomycosis main manifestation
Pulmonary infection
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis yeast form
Mariner’s wheel and micky mouse cap
Coccidioidomycosis causative agent
Coccidioides immitis
Coccidioides posadasii
Coccidioides immitis and coccidioides posadasii disease
Coccidioidomycosis
Coccidioidomycosis main manifestation
Lung Infection
Allergic manifestation
Coccidioides immitis also known as
great imitator
Coccidioides immitis yeast form
Spherule with numerous endopore
Histoplasmosis causative agent
Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum
Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum disease
Histoplasmosis
Histoplasmosis main manifestation
Acute pulmonary
Histoplasma capsulatum yeast form
seen inside monocyte and macrophages
African histoplasmosis caused by
Histoplasma capsulatum val. dubosii
Systemic Fungi including
• Blastomyces dermatitidis
• Coccidioides immitis and
Coccidioides posadasii
• Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum and H. capsulatum var duboisii
• Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
• Penicillium marneffei
Candidiasis causative agent
Candida spp.