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Classification of Fungi pt 2 Flashcards

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Superficial mycoses

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  • Black Piedra (Tinea nodosa)
  • White Piedra (Trichosporon beigelii)
  • Pityriasis Versicolor (Tinea versicolor)
  • Superficial phaeohypomycosis (Tinea nigra)
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Pityriasis versicolor causes

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Hyper/ hypopigmentation maculae (spots) on skin

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Causative Agent of Pityriasis versicolor

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Malasezzia furfur

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Treatment of Pityriasis

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Selenium sulfide
Topical/Oral Azoles

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Tinea nigra causes

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Brown or black discoloration of palms

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Causative Agent of Tinea nigra

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Hortae werneckii

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Black piedra causes

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Nodular infection of the shaft
Black nodules like pebbles

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White piedra causes

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Large, softer yellowish nodules on the hairs

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Causative Agent of Black piedra

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Pedraia hortae

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Causative Agent of White piedra

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Trichosporon beigelli

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Opportunistic mycoses

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Systemic candidiasis
Cryptococcosis
Aspergillosis
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
Zygomycosis / Mucormycosis

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Causative Agent of Systemic Candidiasis

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Candida albican

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Visceral organs affected in Systemic Candidiasis

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Brain, heart, kidney, liver, spleen

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Treatment for Systemic Candidiasis

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Fluconazole
Amphotericin B + Flucytosine

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CA of Cryptococcus

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Cryptococcus neoformans

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Mode of Transmission of Cryptococcus

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  • Inhalation of particles from Pigeon Droppings
  • Soil
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Treatment of Cryptococcus

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Amphotericin B

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CA of Aspergillosis

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Aspergillus flavus / Aspergillus fumigatus

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TF: AIDS px and Px on antibiotics are more susceptible to Aspergillosis

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True

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Treatment of Apergillosis

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Amphotericin B

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Causative Agent of Pneumocystis

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Pneumocystis jiroveci

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Treatment for Pneumocystis

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Co-trimoxazole

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