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Classification of Fungi Flashcards

1
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Systemic Mycoses

A

Coccodioidomycosis
Histoplasmosis
Blastomycosis
North American Blastomyces
South American Blastomyces

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Coccodioidomycosis

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Valley Fever
San Joaquin Fever
Desert Rheumatism

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Causative Agent of Coccodioidomycosis

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Coccidioides immitis

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Histoplasmosis

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Spelunker’s Disease
Cave Disease
Darling’s Disease
Ohio Valley Disease

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Causative Agent of Histoplasmosis

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Histoplasma capsulatum

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6
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Mimics Pulmonary TB

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Histoplasmosis

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7
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Mode of Transmission of Histoplasmosis

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Bat and bird droppings

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African Histoplasmosis

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Histoplasma capsulatum var duboisii

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9
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Treatment of Histoplasmosis

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Itraconazole

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Causative Agent of North American Blastomycoses

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Blastomyces dermatidis

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Causative Agent of South American Blastomycoses

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Paracoccidiodes brasilliensis

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12
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Resembles bacterial pneumonia

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South American Blastomycosis

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13
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Causes skin lesions

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North American Blastomycosis

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Treatment of Blastomycosis

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Amphotericin B
Itraconazole

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15
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Subcutaneous mycoses

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Sporotrichosis
Mycetoma
Chromoblastomycosis

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Mycetoma is also called

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Madura Foot

17
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Chromoblastomycosis

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Chromomycosis

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Sporotrichosis aka

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Rose Gardener’s Disease

19
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Causative Agent of Sporotrichosis

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Sporothrix schenkii from thorn picks

20
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Causes warty nodules and crusty abscesses in skin

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Phialophora verrucosa
Fonsacaea pedrosoi
Fonsacaea compacta
Rhinocladiela aquaspersa
Cladophialophora carrionii

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Causative Agent of Mycetoma/Madura Foot

A

Madurella grisea

22
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Abscess on foot with pus, serum, and blood discharge.

A

Mycetoma

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Cutaneous mycoses

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Dermatophytosis
Cutaneous Candidiasis

24
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Ringworm Infection, Tinea

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Dermatophytosis

25
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Genera of Dermatophyte

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Microsporum
Epidermophyton
Trichophyton

26
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Substance produced by Dermatophyte

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Keratinase

27
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Ringworm

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Tinea corporis

28
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Athlete’s foot

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Tinea pedis

29
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Jock itch

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Tinea cruris

30
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Scalp ringworm

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Tinea capitis

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Onychomycosis/Nail

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Tinea unguium

32
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Hands

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Tinea manuum

33
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Barber’s itch

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Tinea barbae

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Oral thrush

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Oropharyngeal candidiasis

35
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Itching and burning pain of vulva with white discharge

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Vaginal candidiasis

36
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Causative Agent of Candidiasis

A

Candida albicans

37
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Treatment of Vaginal Candidiasis

A

Ketoconazole
Nystatin

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