Mycology Flashcards

(32 cards)

1
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What genus of cutaneous mycoses is this?

A

Epidermophyton

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2
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What is the treatment for Lymphacutaneous Sprorotrichosis?

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Potassium Iodide and Itraconazole

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3
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What genus of cutaneous mycoses is this?

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Microsporum

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4
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What genus of cutaneous mycoses is this?

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Trichophyton

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5
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What is different about Fixed Sporotrichosis?

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It does not present with a secondary lesion

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6
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What does this organism cause? and how is it treated?

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Pityriasis Versicolor. Treated with Selenium sulfide and topical azoles

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7
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saprophytes or members of host’s normal flora; found worldwide; infect neutropenic patients

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Opportunistic

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8
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live as saprophytes; disseminate throughout body; found in specific geographic regions; infect healthy and immunocompromised individuals alike

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Endemic

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9
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What organism is this?

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Sporothrix Schenkii

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10
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What organism is this?

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Aspergillus

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11
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What organism is this

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Blastomyces

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12
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What organism is this

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blastomyces

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13
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What organism is this

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Candida

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14
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What organism is this

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Coccidiodes

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15
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What organism is this

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Cryptococcus

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What organism is this

17
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What organism is this

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Pneumocystis jiriveci

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What organism is this

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What organism is this

20
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What is the treatment for Candida?

A

topical antifungals, except C. glabrata: use amphotericin B and caspofungin

21
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What is the treatment for aspergillosis?

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Voriconazole and amphotericin B

22
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What is the treatment for zygomycetes?

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Posaconazole and Amphotericin B

23
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What is the treatment for Pneumocystis jiriveci?

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TMP-SMX, pentamidine

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What is the treatment for cryptococcosis?

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Amphotericin B and flucytosine, fluconazole

25
What is the treatment for Histoplasmosis?
oral azoles and amphotericin B
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What is the treatment for blastomyces?
amphotericin B, itraconazole, and fluconazole
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What is the treatment for coccidiodes?
amphotericin B, oral azoles
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Which systemic mycoses has dicotomous branching @ 45 degree angles?
Apergillus
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Which systemic mycoses buds from a narrow base?
Cryptococcus
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What is cryptococcus' extracellular capsule made of?
glucuronoxylomannan
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Which systemic mycoses buds from a broad base?
Blastomyces
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What organism can be identified using methehamine sliver stain?
Pneumocystis jiriveci