Micro - Fungi Characteristics Flashcards
(21 cards)
Wide angle branching w/ NO septae
Mucormycoses
Black escar on face, nasal cavities, and eyes
Mucormycoses
Mucocutaneous lesions and LAD
P. Brasiliensis
Ring enhancing lesions in brain
Aspergillus
India ink stain
C. Neoformans
Catalase +
Candida, Aspergillus
Bronchoalveolar lavage –> silver stain
P. Jirovecii
Pigeon droppings
C. Neoformans
Sphereoles w/ ensopores on Bx
C. Immitis
Broad-based budding
B. Dermatitidis
Brasil/S. America
P. Brasiliensis
Captains wheel shape on Bx, larger than RBC
P. Brasiliensis
Acute angle branching w/ septations
Aspergillus
Soap bubble lesions
C. Neoformans
White plaques that can be scrapped off
Candida
Great lakes and Ohio river valley
B. Dermatitidis
S.W. United States
C. Immitis
Bird/Bat droppings
H. Capsulatum
Cigar shaped w/ branching hyphae
S. Schenckii
Ground glass CXR
P. Jirovecii
Central U.S.
H. Capsulatum