Flashcards in Fungi Deck (28)
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chitin wall, ergosterol membrane, 80S ribosome, nucleus
fungus characteristics
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superficial, subcutaneous or systemic
classification
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dry microsporum, trichophyton; epidermoophyton; moist candida
superficial fungi
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sporothrix and madurella
subcutaneous
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opportunistic and non opportunistic
systemic
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pneumocystis, aspergillus and cryptococcus
opportunistic systemic fungi
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histoplasma, coccidioides, paracoccidioides, and blastomyces
non opportunistic systemic fungi
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keratin is needed to growth : microsporum, trichophyton; epidermophyton
dermatophyte
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keratin is not needed: malassezia and candida
non dermatophyte
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sporulation, condia (asexual) and zygospores (sexual)
form of reproduction
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stains fungi red
periodic acid schiff stain
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stains fungi black and grey
gomori methenamine silver stain
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specific for fungi: contains dextrose and peptones in an agar medium
sabouraud culture medium
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mold (cold): multicellular, branching hyphae; yeast (hot) unicellular, buds
temperature related forms
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can exist in both forms depending on the circumstance; candida
dimorphic
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decaying vegetation or dry wall; inhalation of spores; cough and hemoptysis
aspergillus fumigatus
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US east coast, inhalation of spores; affects skin, bone and lung
blastomyces dermatidis
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likes moist skin folds, red itching rash with a cottage cheesy discharge
candida albicans
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san joaquin valley fever; spore inhalation, lungs, joints and skin
coccidioides immitis
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pigeon poop, spore inhalation, pneumonia, brain abscess, owl eye lesions
cryptococcus neoformans
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dermatophyte; tinea pedis with red itchy scaly feet
epidermophyton floccosum
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spread by bat droppings
histoplasma capsulatum
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rotting vegetation, woodcutters, puncture wound, warty lesions on foot
madurella grisea or mycetomatis
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tinea versicolor, hypopigmented rash, spaghetti and meatballs appearance
malassezia furfur
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dermatophyte; tinea corporis: ring like lesions with healing centers
microsporum canis
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latin american males, spore inhalation, nasal ulceration, spoke wheel
paracoccidioides brasiliensis
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spore inhalation; causes pneumonia in an immune compromised pt
pneumocystis jiroveci (carinii)
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