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What are 4 types of fungal pathogens?

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dermatophytes
Malassezia species
Candidia species
Aspergillus species

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What are two growth forms of fungi?

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Hypha (moulds)
Yeasts

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Where are fungi found?

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On decaying organic matter (known as saprophytes)
On plants
On animals

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What are 3 types of infection caused by fungal pathogens?

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Superficial infection (skin hair and/or nails)
Subcutaneous infection (usually following traumatic implantation)
Systemic (affecting deep seated organs)

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What are dermatophytes and where do they come from?

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Group of moulds that cause disease in the hair skin and nails. Come from geophillic (soil), zoophilic (animals) and anthropophilic (other humans) sources.

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What fungal pathogen caused inflammatory tinea infections?

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Trichophyton interdigitale

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What is the medical term for a fungal disease?

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Tinea ______ (blank filled in with body part)

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What are 5 examples of dermatophyte infection?

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Athletes foot
Fungal nail disease
Jock itch
Ringworm
Scalp ringworm

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What is the incidence of fungal nail infection?

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5-25%

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Who is most likely to suffer from fungal nail infection?

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Elderly

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Who is most likely to get athletes foot?

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Adults and sportsmen

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Who is most likely to get scalp ringworm?

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Prepubertal children - 6%

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What are presentations of athlete’s foot?

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Uni or bilateral itching, flaking and fissuring of skin of foot

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What can occur secondary to athletes foot?

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Hyperhidrosis and toe nail infection

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What is a typical pathogen that causes athletes foot?

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Trichophyton rubrum

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What is the medical term for athletes foot?

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Tinea pedis

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How is tinea ungumium categorised?

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Healthy
Distal-lateral infection
Superficial white
Proximal
Total dystrophic

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Who is more likely to get tinea cruris (jock itch)?

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Men

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What are symptoms of jock itch?

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Itching, scaling, erythematous plaques, satellite lesions (sometimes) in the groin which may extend to bum, back and lower abdomen

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What fungal pathogens can cause jock itch?

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Trichophyton rubrum or Trichophyton indotineae

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What are the signs/symptoms of tinea capitis athropophilic and zoophilic?

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Anthropophilic - Range from slight inflammation, scaly patches with alopecia, “black dots” to severe inflammation

Zoophilic - boggy, inflamed lesions

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What type of causes are associated with tinea capitis (scalp ringworm)

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Anthropophilic and zoophilic causes

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What are the symptoms of tinea corporis?

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Circular, single or multiple erythematous plaques

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What is it called when ringworm invades the follicle?

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Majocci’s granuloma

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What causes ringworm?
Dermatophytes (both anthropophilic and zoophilic)
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What do you treat most dermatophyte infections?
Topical anti fungal treatments if mild e.g. terbinafine, clotrimazole, micronazole Systemic anti fungal if severe
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How do you treat tinea capitis (scalp ringworm)?
NEVER with topical treatment, always systemic oral antifungals e.g. terbinafine, griseofulvin or itraconazole depending on causal species
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What is malassezia?
A genus of yeasts
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What are examples of malassezia?
M. Sympodialis M. Restricta M. Globosa
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Malassezia is a part of normal skin flora, where are the highest levels found?
In head and trunk of the body
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What disease are caused by malassezia?
Pityriasis versicolour and plays a role in seborrhoeic dermatitis and atopic eczema
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What are symptoms of pityriasis versicolour?
Hyper or hypo pigmented lesions
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How do you diagnose and treat pityriasis versicolour?
Diagnose with microscopy and treat with topical antifungals like clotrimazole primarily. If unaffective, treat with oral fluconazole or itraconazole
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What are candidia?
A genus of yeast
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Where is candida found in healthy people?
Mucosal surfaces and the GI tract
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What diseases are caused by Candida?
Superficial mucosa diseases e.g. oral and vaginal thrush and occasionally skin disease and keratitis Systemic diseases
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What are some Candida species?
Candida… … albicans … glabrata … parapsilosis … krusei
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What type of oral candidosis is found in younger patients? What causes it?
Acute pseudo-membranous with a low CD4 count Asthma with steroid inhalers
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What type of oral candidosis is found in older patients? What causes it?
Chronic atrophic Age meaning more susceptible to infection
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What are symptoms of the lips in oral candidosis?
Angular cheilitis and chronic hyper plastic oral leukoplakia where lesions may become malignant
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Who is most likely to get oral candidosis?
People with HIV/AIDS People using antibiotics People with head and neck cancer Hospitalised patients
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Who is affected by candida vulvovaginitis?
70-80% of all women during child bearing years
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What are symptoms of candidia vulvovaginitis?
Pruritis, burning sensations with or without discharge and inflammation of the vaginal epithelium which may extend to the labia majora
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What percentage of women will suffer recurrent vulvovaginal candidosis?
10%
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How many times a year do you have to have vulvovaginal candidosis to be diagnosed with recurrent vulvovaginal candidosis?
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How is vulvovaginal candidosis diagnosed?
By a positive culture in symptomatic patients
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What do you treat vulvovaginal candidosis with in non-pregnant women? What can you use for pregnant women?
Azoles- either orally with fluconazole or topically with clotrimazole pessaries. Topical treatments ONLY - NO AZOLES!!!
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What causes systemic candidosis?
Infection of candida species from colonised skin or muscosal sites, or from the GI tract
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What is the most common species of Candida causing systemic candidosis?
Candida albicans
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How can you diagnose systemic candidosis?
Blood culture
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Who is most likely to get candida oesophagitis?
People with HIV 10-20% of people with oropharyngeal disease
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How is Candida oesophagitis diagnoses?
With endoscopy and biopsy
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What are symptoms of candida oesophagitis?
Pain (odynophagia) and difficulty upon swallowing/eating (dysphagia)
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What is the incidence of candidaemia?
3.3 cases per 1000 ICU admissions
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What should you do if a patient is diagnosed with candidaemia?
Remove lines and catheters where possible, start antifungal therapy and check eyes and heart
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What are two secondary diseases to candidaemia?
Ocular candidosis- 75% of which cause chorioretinis and 25% cause endophthalmitis Candidia endocarditis (in 2-3% of cases)
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Who is most likely to have candida endocarditis?
IV drug users and those who have undergone valve surgery
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What are signs and symptoms of candida endocarditis?
Fever, weight loss, fatigue and heart murmur and vegetations on heart valves
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How do you most effectively treat candida endocarditis?
Valve replacement
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Who is most likely to get candida UTI?
Women Diabetics Damaged/abnormal urinary tracts ICU patients (usually because of catheters)
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What is candiduria?
Isolation of candida from urine
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Why are candida UTI’s hard to treat?
Because few antifungals are secreted in urine
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What percentage of patient in ICU develop candiduria within 7 days?
22%
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What causes candida peritonitis?
It’s a complication of peritoneal dialysis or from a perforation of the bowel during surgery
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What are symptoms of candida peritonitis?
Fever, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting
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How is candida peritonitis diagnosed?
By sampling peritoneal fluid and culturing candida
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How do you treat candida peritonitis?
Source control and drainage as well as antifungals
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How do you treat candida infection?
Determined by each species and their sensitivity and severity by include azoles, echinocandins (e.g. anidulafungin via IV) and liposomal amphotericin B (by IV)
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What are aspergillus?
A genus of mould - filamentous fungi
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How do aspergillus spread?
By producing airborne spores what are inhaled
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What are examples of medically important aspergillus species?
Aspergillus… … fumigatus … niger … flavus … terreus
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What causes aspergillosis?
The body reacts to the presence of aspergillus in the airways
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What are 4 reactions in the airways to aspergillus?
1. Space occupying/non-invasive infection e.g. aspergilloma 2. Allergic reaction 3. Chronic infection e.g. CPA 4. Invasive infection
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What is aspergilloma?
A fungal ball
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What can aspergillomas cause?
Break up and cause haemoptysis which can be fatal
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Who is likely to get allergic forms of aspergillosis?
Patients with cavities, a Hx of TB, sarcoid or lung surgery
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What are symptoms of allergic aspergillosis?
Wheezing, breathlessness, loss of lung function, bronchiectasis
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What are clinical signs of allergic aspergillosis?
Airways inflammation, increase total IgE
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How do you treat allergic aspergillosis?
With steroids with or without antifungals
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Who is susceptible to chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA)?
Those with COPD
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What are symptoms of CPA?
Chronic respiratory symptoms like wheezing, cough, breathlessness and chest pain
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How is CPA diagnosed?
By CT observing consolidation and cavitation, a positive culture of aspergillus from sputum and BAL and a positive result for aspergillus IgG
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Who is susceptible to invasive aspergillosis?
Those with haematological malignancy or have had a stem cell or organ transplant
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What are clinical signs of invasive aspergillosis?
Low neutrophil count and angioinvasion of lung tissue, halo and air crescent signs on CT
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What is the prognosis for invasive aspergillosis?
Moderate to poor (even with aggressive antifungal therapy)
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What are some examples of medication used to treat CPA and invasive aspergillosis?
Itraconazole, voriconazole and amphotercin B

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