Fungus Quick Facts Flashcards
(25 cards)
what kind of hyphae do aspergillum have?
septate branching hyphae
what kind of fungal infection is aspergillus
oportunistic
what is the CA of Black Piedra
Piedra Hortai
what piedra is like a “collar” around hair shaft
white
what causes white piedra?
trichosporon belgelii
what systemic fungus is associated with Mississippi Valley River
Blastomyces Dermatitidis
an aids patient with thick white patches on their tongue has what opportunistic fugal infection
candida albicans
germ tube test is used for what
candida albicans
what is dermataceous and cauliflower like
chromoblastomycosis
what has grains of micro colonies in exudate
eumycotic mycetoma
what will you see pseudoepitheliomatus hyperplasia in
chromoblastomycosis
what is associated with San Joaquin River Vally California
Coccidoides Immitis
what has a skin test similar to TB
coccidoides immitis
Paracoccidoidomycosis is seen where
Brazil (s. America and Central America)
what is a round organisms with clear halo
Cryptococcus Neoformans
what is the leading cause of Fungal Meningitis
Cryptococcus Neoformans
AIDS patients with Crytptococcus Neofromans is treated with?
Flucanozole
what is known as Spleunker’s Disease and is associated with bird and bat poo?
Histoplasmosis Capsulatum
what is common in AIDS patients and is cup shaped
Pityriasis Jirovecii
P. Carinii infects what
animals
What looks like spaghetti and meatballs when prepared with KOH
Tinea Vesicolor
what causes tine vesicolr
Malassezia Furfur
what will have black nasal discharge in acidotic diabetic patients
Rhizopus and Mucor
what is the fungus associated with the rose gardener
sporothrix schenckii
