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Question 1

Candidiasis is dimorphic, which form is invasive in human tissue?

Answer 1

Hyphal (mold) form

Question 2

What’s the most common oral fungal infection in humans?

Answer 2

Candidiasis

Question 3

What causes candidiasis?

Answer 3

Candida albicans

Question 4

WHat’s the difference between pseudomembranous and erythematous candidiasis?

Answer 4

Pseudomembranous: cheesy, white, wipe it off
Erythematous: red, doesn’t wipe off

Question 5

What’s the test for Thrush (candidiasis pseudomembranous)?

Answer 5

Wipe off the white stuff

Question 6

What’s more common: pseudomembranous or erythematous candidiasis?

Answer 6

Erythematous

Question 7

What is Median rhomboid glossitis?

Answer 7

Erythematous candidiasis (bald red spot on middle of tongue)

Question 8

What does angular cheilitis look like?

Answer 8

Red lesion on corners of mouth

Question 9

What is chronic multifocal candidiasis?

Answer 9

Median rhomboid glossitis plus other infections

Question 10

How to treat denture stomatitis?

Answer 10

Treat the mouth and the denture

Question 11

What causes mucocutaneous candidiasis? what can be caused by it?

Answer 11

Young patients with endocrine issues, autoimmune (APECED), which can have cancer

Question 12

When would you not use Nystatin, oral suspension for candidiasis?

Answer 12

Xerostomia related candidiasis

Question 13

What is amphoterecin prescribed for?

Answer 13

life-threatening systemic fungal infections

Question 14

What drug do you prescribe for Candidiasis?

Answer 14

Nystatin

Question 15

Is a patient has Xerostomia why wouldn’t you use Nystatin? and What else would you prescribe for Candidiasis?

Answer 15

Nystatin has sugar (causes cavities in xerostomia)

Clotrimazole or Mycelex

Question 16

What causes Histoplasmosis?

Answer 16

Capsulatum

Question 17

What’s the most common systemic fungal infection in US?

Answer 17

Histoplasmosis

Question 18

What type of poop has histoplasmosis?

Answer 18

Birds and Bats

Question 19

Where is histoplasmosis endemic?

Answer 19

Ohio River Valley

Question 20

Is histoplasmosis lesions clinically different than cancer?

Answer 20

No

Question 21

What does indurated mean?

Answer 21

Firm

Question 22

What fungus causes Blastomycosis?

Answer 22

Blastomyces Dermatitidis

Question 23

What does pseudoepitheliamatous hyperplasia match with?

Answer 23

Blastomycosis (pseudocancer histology)

Question 24

What fungus causes Parracoccidioidomycosis?

Answer 24

Brasiliensis

Question 25

What animal harbors the parracoccidiomycosis?

Answer 25

9-banded armadillo

Question 26

What does paracoccidiomycosis histo look like?

Answer 26

Captains ships wheel

Question 27

What causes coccidioidomycosis?

Answer 27

Coccidiodes Immitis

Question 28

Where is coccidiomycosis endemic?

Answer 28

San juaquim valley (Valley fever)

Question 29

What causes Cryptococcosis?

Answer 29

Cryptococcus neoformans

Question 30

What is the cryptococcus bug commonly found in?

Answer 30

Pigeon poop

Question 31

What fungus has a Mucopolysaccharide capsule?

Answer 31

Cryptococcossis

Question 32

What is Zygomycosis also known as?

Answer 32

Mucormycosis

Question 33

What's type of patients have problems with Zygomycosis (mucor?|)?

Answer 33

Diabetics

Question 34

What head/neck problem is caused by Zygomycosis (mucor)?

Answer 34

Rhinocerebral form (black eschar lesions of the neck/face)

Question 35

What are the two most common aspergillus species?

Answer 35

A. fumigatus | A. Flavus

Question 36

What happens if an aspergillus mass undergoes dystrophic calcification?

Answer 36

an Antrolith can be seen in an Xray

Question 37

What's the pseudocancerous spots caused by blastomycosis?

Answer 37

pseudoepitheliamatous hyperplasia