5- Fungi

Question 1

ttt of Pityriasis ?

Answer 1

Topical selenium sulfide

Topical azole derivatives

Question 2

ttt of dermatophytes ?

Answer 2

Topical imidazole or tolnaftate

Question 3

ttt of sporthrix schenckii infections ?

Answer 3

Itraconazole for bone/joint infection
Amphotercin B for sever/systemic infection
Potassium iodide in milk for sporotrichosis

Question 4

ttt of histoplasma capsulatum ?

Answer 4

Itraconazole for mild disease

Amphotercin B for severe disease

Question 5

ttt of aspergillus fumigatus ?

Answer 5

Voriconazole for invasive aspergillosis and aspergilloma

Glucocorticoids and itraconazole for ABPA

Question 6

ttt of candida albicans ?

Answer 6

Topical or oral imidazole , nystatin

Amphotercin B or fluconazole for disseminated disease

Question 7

ttt of cryptococcus neoformans ?

Answer 7

Flucytosine until afebrile or culture negative then fluconazole

Question 8

ttt of pneumocystis jirovecii ?

Answer 8

Trimethoprime/sulfamethoxazole for mild cases

Dapsone for moderate and severe cases