Mycology

Question 1

Culture Medium

Answer 1

Saboraud’s dextrose agar/ potato dextrose agar

Question 2

enhances visibility of unaffected fungus

Answer 2

KOH

Question 3

Highlights capsule (for cryptococcus neoformans)

Answer 3

Nigrosin/ India Ink

Question 4

used for histoplasma capsulatum

Answer 4

Giemsa stain/wright

Question 5

lights up fungal elements

Answer 5

calcuflour white stain

Question 6

Malassezia furfur

Answer 6

Disease: Dityriasis Versicolor (hyper/hypopigmanted maculae)

SUPERFICIAL MYCOSES

Question 7

Hortaea werneckii

Answer 7

Disease: Tinea Nigra (Black silver nitrate-like stain)

Tx: Salicyclic acid/Azole

SUPERFICIAL

Question 8

Piedraiahortai

Answer 8

Disease: Black Piedra (black nodules like pebbles)

SUPERFICIAL

Question 9

Trichosporonbeigelli

Answer 9

Disease: White piedra (soft yellowish nodules in hair)

Tx: removal of hair, topical antifungal

SUPERFICIAL

Question 10

Tinea pedis

Answer 10

Disease: Foot (Athlete’s foot)

CUTANEOUS

Question 11

Tinea capitis

Answer 11

Disease: Head

CUTANEOUS

Question 12

Tinea corporis

Answer 12

Disease: Body (ringworm)

CUTANEOUS

Question 13

Tinea cruris

Answer 13

Disease: Genitalia (Jock-itch)

CUTANEOUS

Question 14

Tinea ungium

Answer 14

Disease: Nails (onchomycosis)

CUTANEOUS

Question 15

Tinea manuum

Answer 15

Disease: Hands and Palms

CUTANEOUS

Question 16

Tinea barbae

Answer 16

Disease: Facial hair

CUTANEOUS

Question 17

Tinea faciei

Answer 17

Disease: Face

CUTANEOUS

Question 18

Candida albicans

Answer 18

Disease: candidiasis (oral thrush, diaper rash)

CUTANEOUS

Question 19

Eumycotic mycetoma

Answer 19

Disease: Mycetoma (progressive painful swelling)

SUBCUTANEOUS

Question 20

Sprothrix Schenckii

Answer 20

Disease: Sporotrichosis (necrotic, ulcerative nodules)

SUBCUTANEOUS

Question 21

Fonsecaeaperdrosoi

Answer 21

Disease: Chromomycosis/ Chromoblastomycosis (Copper pennies)

SUBCUTANEOUS

Question 22

Fonsecaea compacta

Answer 22

Disease: Chromomycosis/ Chromoblastomycosis (Copper pennies)

SUBCUTANEOUS

Question 23

Cladophialophoracarrionii

Answer 23

Disease: Chromomycosis/ Chromoblastomycosis (Copper pennies)

SUBCUTANEOUS

Question 24

Rhinocladeiellaaquaspersa

Answer 24

Disease: Chromomycosis/ Chromoblastomycosis (Copper pennies)

SUBCUTANEOUS

Question 25

Phialophoraverrucosa

Answer 25

Disease: Chromomycosis/ Chromoblastomycosis (Copper pennies) SUBCUTANEOUS

Question 26

Blastomyces dermatitidis

Answer 26

Blastomycosis North American Blastomycosis (Pulmonary infection) SYSTEMIC PATHOGENIC

Question 27

Para coccidiodesbrasiliensis

Answer 27

Paracoccidiodomycosi South American Blastomycosis (systemic granulomata of buccal, GIT, skin) SYSTEMIC PATHOGENIC

Question 28

Histoplasma capsulatum

Answer 28

Histoplasmosis African Histoplasmosis "Great mimic" (like lung canger) DOC: Amphotericin B, Itraconazole SYSTEMIC PATHOGENIC

Question 29

Coccidioides immitis

Answer 29

Coccidiomycosis dark skinned type b males SYSTEMIC PATHOGENIC

Question 30

Cryptococcus neoforman

Answer 30

Cryptococcosis skin and CNS lesions SYSTEMIC OPPORTUNISTIC

Question 31

Aspergillus fumigatus

Answer 31

Aspergillosis Allergy (farmer's lung) DOC: Amphotericin B