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3 types diseases CAUSED BY FUNGI
1) Allergic: Hypersensitivity to fungal propagules

2) Mycotoxicoses: accidental or recreational ingestion of toxic fungal metabolites

3) Infection
FUNGAL ALLERGIES ARE USUALLY TYPE
1-IGE MEDIATED
D MUSHROOM POSINING
MUSHROOM PROUDCE LOTS OF TOXINS. MOST COMMON ARE GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITANTS.
D AMANTININ MUSCHROOM TOXIN
MUSHROOM TOXIN

Amanitin: cyclic polypeptide RNA inhibitors, liver failure. Extremely lethal (50% mortality). Effects are delayed 6-24h, toxin absorption must be prevented

VERY DANGEROUS TOXIN!
D MUSCARINE MUSHROOM TOXIN
FOCUS ON ANS
D ISOXAZOLE DERIVATIVES MUSHOROOM TOXIN
CAUSE CNS EFFECTS. RECOVERY SPONTANEOUS.
D GYROMITRIN MUSHROOM TOXIN
NUEROTOXIN, GI TRACT TOXIN, HEMATOPPOITIC TOXIN. RARE
D ERGOT ALCOILOIDS
COMMONLY GROW ON WHEAT BARLEY RYE. INJESTION OF EFTOGT RESULTS IN ERGATISM: A VARIETY OF SX LIKE GANGRENE, ODD BEHAVIOR.

CONTRIBUTED TO SALEM WHICH TRIALS? PEOPLE WHO INJESTED ALCOLOIDS STRATED ACTED STANGE.

USE CROP DUSTERS TO PREVENT GROWTH ON GRAINS.
D ALFOTOXINS
GROWS ON CORN COTTONSEED, PENUTS

CARCINOGENIC-POTENT

TARGETS LIVER-CANCER AND FAILURE
D FUMONISINS
INVOLVED IN CANCER

INHIBITS CEREMAIDE SYNTHSASE

FROM AGRUCULTURAL PRODUCTS
D OCHRATOXIN
- Produced by Aspergillus and Penicillium sp
- Nephrotoxic, teratogenic, and carcinogenic in animal models
- Linked to nephritis in humans
TYPES FUNGAL INFECTIONS
SUPERFICIAL-TINEA

CUTANEOUS-RINGWORN

ENDEMIC-DIMORPHICS, MORE VIRULENT

OPPORTUNISTIC-IN IMMUNE COMPRIMISED
D OCHRATOXIN
- Produced by Aspergillus and Penicillium sp
- Nephrotoxic, teratogenic, and carcinogenic in animal models
- Linked to nephritis in humans
WHAT TYPES OF TISSUE DO FUNGI COLONIZE
- Superficial Mycoses: outer layers of skin and hair

- Cutaneous Mycoses: epidermis, nails, hair cortex

- Subcutaneous Mycoses: dermis, subcutis, fascia, bone

- Systemic/Endemic Mycoses: inhalation and dissemination
D SUPERFICIAL MYCOSES
LIMITED TO OUTERMOST LAYER OF STRATUM CORNERUM OR TO THE CUTICLE OF HAIR SHAFT.

NO DISCUMFORT. RESPOND WELL TO TREATMENT.
D OCHRATOXIN
- Produced by Aspergillus and Penicillium sp
- Nephrotoxic, teratogenic, and carcinogenic in animal models
- Linked to nephritis in humans
TX SUPERFICIAL MYCOSES
TOPICAL TX
TYPES FUNGAL INFECTIONS
SUPERFICIAL-TINEA

CUTANEOUS-RINGWORN

ENDEMIC-DIMORPHICS, MORE VIRULENT

OPPORTUNISTIC-IN IMMUNE COMPRIMISED
4 MAJOR SUPERIFICAL MYCOSES
A. Tinea versicolor/Seborrheic dermatitis (Malasezzia furfur)

B. Tinea nigra (Exophiala werneckii)

C. Black piedra (Piedraia hortai)

D. White piedra (Trichosporon beigeleii)
TYPES FUNGAL INFECTIONS
SUPERFICIAL-TINEA

CUTANEOUS-RINGWORN

ENDEMIC-DIMORPHICS, MORE VIRULENT

OPPORTUNISTIC-IN IMMUNE COMPRIMISED
D OCHRATOXIN
- Produced by Aspergillus and Penicillium sp
- Nephrotoxic, teratogenic, and carcinogenic in animal models
- Linked to nephritis in humans
WHAT TYPES OF TISSUE DO FUNGI COLONIZE
- Superficial Mycoses: outer layers of skin and hair

- Cutaneous Mycoses: epidermis, nails, hair cortex

- Subcutaneous Mycoses: dermis, subcutis, fascia, bone

- Systemic/Endemic Mycoses: inhalation and dissemination
D TINEA VERISCOLOR. WHERE DOES IT INFECT? APPEARANCE?
LIPOPHILIC FUNGUS. COLONIZES SEBACEOUS GLAND REGIONS.

SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALL APPEARANCE.
TYPES FUNGAL INFECTIONS
SUPERFICIAL-TINEA

CUTANEOUS-RINGWORN

ENDEMIC-DIMORPHICS, MORE VIRULENT

OPPORTUNISTIC-IN IMMUNE COMPRIMISED
D SUPERFICIAL MYCOSES
LIMITED TO OUTERMOST LAYER OF STRATUM CORNERUM OR TO THE CUTICLE OF HAIR SHAFT.

NO DISCUMFORT. RESPOND WELL TO TREATMENT.
WHAT TYPES OF TISSUE DO FUNGI COLONIZE
- Superficial Mycoses: outer layers of skin and hair

- Cutaneous Mycoses: epidermis, nails, hair cortex

- Subcutaneous Mycoses: dermis, subcutis, fascia, bone

- Systemic/Endemic Mycoses: inhalation and dissemination
WHAT ARE 2 CUTANEOUS FUNAL INFECTION
RINGWORM AND TINEAS
D OCHRATOXIN
- Produced by Aspergillus and Penicillium sp
- Nephrotoxic, teratogenic, and carcinogenic in animal models
- Linked to nephritis in humans
WHAT TYPES OF TISSUE DO FUNGI COLONIZE
- Superficial Mycoses: outer layers of skin and hair

- Cutaneous Mycoses: epidermis, nails, hair cortex

- Subcutaneous Mycoses: dermis, subcutis, fascia, bone

- Systemic/Endemic Mycoses: inhalation and dissemination
NAME FUNGI THAT CUASE RING WORM
Infections that are caused by a group of keratinophilic fungi termed dermatophytes
D SUPERFICIAL MYCOSES
LIMITED TO OUTERMOST LAYER OF STRATUM CORNERUM OR TO THE CUTICLE OF HAIR SHAFT.

NO DISCUMFORT. RESPOND WELL TO TREATMENT.
TX SUPERFICIAL MYCOSES
TOPICAL TX
TYPES FUNGAL INFECTIONS
SUPERFICIAL-TINEA

CUTANEOUS-RINGWORN

ENDEMIC-DIMORPHICS, MORE VIRULENT

OPPORTUNISTIC-IN IMMUNE COMPRIMISED
TX SUPERFICIAL MYCOSES
TOPICAL TX
T/F RINGWROM NOT INFECTIOUS BEYOUND KARATIZED SKIN
T
WHAT TYPES OF TISSUE DO FUNGI COLONIZE
- Superficial Mycoses: outer layers of skin and hair

- Cutaneous Mycoses: epidermis, nails, hair cortex

- Subcutaneous Mycoses: dermis, subcutis, fascia, bone

- Systemic/Endemic Mycoses: inhalation and dissemination
4 MAJOR SUPERIFICAL MYCOSES
A. Tinea versicolor/Seborrheic dermatitis (Malasezzia furfur)

B. Tinea nigra (Exophiala werneckii)

C. Black piedra (Piedraia hortai)

D. White piedra (Trichosporon beigeleii)
D SUPERFICIAL MYCOSES
LIMITED TO OUTERMOST LAYER OF STRATUM CORNERUM OR TO THE CUTICLE OF HAIR SHAFT.

NO DISCUMFORT. RESPOND WELL TO TREATMENT.
4 MAJOR SUPERIFICAL MYCOSES
A. Tinea versicolor/Seborrheic dermatitis (Malasezzia furfur)

B. Tinea nigra (Exophiala werneckii)

C. Black piedra (Piedraia hortai)

D. White piedra (Trichosporon beigeleii)
D SUPERFICIAL MYCOSES
LIMITED TO OUTERMOST LAYER OF STRATUM CORNERUM OR TO THE CUTICLE OF HAIR SHAFT.

NO DISCUMFORT. RESPOND WELL TO TREATMENT.
D TINEA VERISCOLOR. WHERE DOES IT INFECT? APPEARANCE?
LIPOPHILIC FUNGUS. COLONIZES SEBACEOUS GLAND REGIONS.

SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALL APPEARANCE.
TX SUPERFICIAL MYCOSES
TOPICAL TX
TX SUPERFICIAL MYCOSES
TOPICAL TX
D TINEA VERISCOLOR. WHERE DOES IT INFECT? APPEARANCE?
LIPOPHILIC FUNGUS. COLONIZES SEBACEOUS GLAND REGIONS.

SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALL APPEARANCE.
4 MAJOR SUPERIFICAL MYCOSES
A. Tinea versicolor/Seborrheic dermatitis (Malasezzia furfur)

B. Tinea nigra (Exophiala werneckii)

C. Black piedra (Piedraia hortai)

D. White piedra (Trichosporon beigeleii)
D OCHRATOXIN
- Produced by Aspergillus and Penicillium sp
- Nephrotoxic, teratogenic, and carcinogenic in animal models
- Linked to nephritis in humans
WHAT ARE 2 CUTANEOUS FUNAL INFECTION
RINGWORM AND TINEAS
D OCHRATOXIN
- Produced by Aspergillus and Penicillium sp
- Nephrotoxic, teratogenic, and carcinogenic in animal models
- Linked to nephritis in humans
WHAT ARE 2 CUTANEOUS FUNAL INFECTION
RINGWORM AND TINEAS
D TINEA VERISCOLOR. WHERE DOES IT INFECT? APPEARANCE?
LIPOPHILIC FUNGUS. COLONIZES SEBACEOUS GLAND REGIONS.

SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALL APPEARANCE.
4 MAJOR SUPERIFICAL MYCOSES
A. Tinea versicolor/Seborrheic dermatitis (Malasezzia furfur)

B. Tinea nigra (Exophiala werneckii)

C. Black piedra (Piedraia hortai)

D. White piedra (Trichosporon beigeleii)
NAME FUNGI THAT CUASE RING WORM
Infections that are caused by a group of keratinophilic fungi termed dermatophytes
TYPES FUNGAL INFECTIONS
SUPERFICIAL-TINEA

CUTANEOUS-RINGWORN

ENDEMIC-DIMORPHICS, MORE VIRULENT

OPPORTUNISTIC-IN IMMUNE COMPRIMISED
TYPES FUNGAL INFECTIONS
SUPERFICIAL-TINEA

CUTANEOUS-RINGWORN

ENDEMIC-DIMORPHICS, MORE VIRULENT

OPPORTUNISTIC-IN IMMUNE COMPRIMISED
D TINEA VERISCOLOR. WHERE DOES IT INFECT? APPEARANCE?
LIPOPHILIC FUNGUS. COLONIZES SEBACEOUS GLAND REGIONS.

SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALL APPEARANCE.
WHAT ARE 2 CUTANEOUS FUNAL INFECTION
RINGWORM AND TINEAS
T/F RINGWROM NOT INFECTIOUS BEYOUND KARATIZED SKIN
T
WHAT TYPES OF TISSUE DO FUNGI COLONIZE
- Superficial Mycoses: outer layers of skin and hair

- Cutaneous Mycoses: epidermis, nails, hair cortex

- Subcutaneous Mycoses: dermis, subcutis, fascia, bone

- Systemic/Endemic Mycoses: inhalation and dissemination
NAME FUNGI THAT CUASE RING WORM
Infections that are caused by a group of keratinophilic fungi termed dermatophytes
WHAT TYPES OF TISSUE DO FUNGI COLONIZE
- Superficial Mycoses: outer layers of skin and hair

- Cutaneous Mycoses: epidermis, nails, hair cortex

- Subcutaneous Mycoses: dermis, subcutis, fascia, bone

- Systemic/Endemic Mycoses: inhalation and dissemination
T/F RINGWROM NOT INFECTIOUS BEYOUND KARATIZED SKIN
T
NAME FUNGI THAT CUASE RING WORM
Infections that are caused by a group of keratinophilic fungi termed dermatophytes
D SUPERFICIAL MYCOSES
LIMITED TO OUTERMOST LAYER OF STRATUM CORNERUM OR TO THE CUTICLE OF HAIR SHAFT.

NO DISCUMFORT. RESPOND WELL TO TREATMENT.
WHAT ARE 2 CUTANEOUS FUNAL INFECTION
RINGWORM AND TINEAS
D SUPERFICIAL MYCOSES
LIMITED TO OUTERMOST LAYER OF STRATUM CORNERUM OR TO THE CUTICLE OF HAIR SHAFT.

NO DISCUMFORT. RESPOND WELL TO TREATMENT.
T/F RINGWROM NOT INFECTIOUS BEYOUND KARATIZED SKIN
T
NAME FUNGI THAT CUASE RING WORM
Infections that are caused by a group of keratinophilic fungi termed dermatophytes
TX SUPERFICIAL MYCOSES
TOPICAL TX
TX SUPERFICIAL MYCOSES
TOPICAL TX
4 MAJOR SUPERIFICAL MYCOSES
A. Tinea versicolor/Seborrheic dermatitis (Malasezzia furfur)

B. Tinea nigra (Exophiala werneckii)

C. Black piedra (Piedraia hortai)

D. White piedra (Trichosporon beigeleii)
T/F RINGWROM NOT INFECTIOUS BEYOUND KARATIZED SKIN
T
D TINEA VERISCOLOR. WHERE DOES IT INFECT? APPEARANCE?
LIPOPHILIC FUNGUS. COLONIZES SEBACEOUS GLAND REGIONS.

SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALL APPEARANCE.
4 MAJOR SUPERIFICAL MYCOSES
A. Tinea versicolor/Seborrheic dermatitis (Malasezzia furfur)

B. Tinea nigra (Exophiala werneckii)

C. Black piedra (Piedraia hortai)

D. White piedra (Trichosporon beigeleii)
WHAT ARE 2 CUTANEOUS FUNAL INFECTION
RINGWORM AND TINEAS
D TINEA VERISCOLOR. WHERE DOES IT INFECT? APPEARANCE?
LIPOPHILIC FUNGUS. COLONIZES SEBACEOUS GLAND REGIONS.

SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALL APPEARANCE.
WHAT ARE 2 CUTANEOUS FUNAL INFECTION
RINGWORM AND TINEAS
NAME FUNGI THAT CUASE RING WORM
Infections that are caused by a group of keratinophilic fungi termed dermatophytes
T/F RINGWROM NOT INFECTIOUS BEYOUND KARATIZED SKIN
T
NAME FUNGI THAT CUASE RING WORM
Infections that are caused by a group of keratinophilic fungi termed dermatophytes
T/F RINGWROM NOT INFECTIOUS BEYOUND KARATIZED SKIN
T
WHAT ARE 4 TYPES OF DERMATOPHYTES BASED ON LOCATION
A. Skin

B. Ectothrix

C. Endothrix

D. Favic
D: Ectothrix Infection:
Spores surrounding the hair shaft
DX ECTOTHRIX INFECTION
Infected hairs often fluoresce under Wood's lamp
D ENDOTHRIX INFEXION
INVASIVE FUNAL ELEMENTS INSIDE HAIR SHAFT
D FAVIC INFECTION
T. schoenlenii, infection of the
base of the hair shaft. Hyphal elements course throughout hair- alopecia is common
TINEA PEDIS CAUSES
ATHLETE'S FOOT
TINEA BARBA
BEARD RING WORM
D SUBCUTANEOUS MYCOSES
Wide spectrum of infections caused by a
heterogeneous group of fungi. Involves the deeper layers
of the dermis, subcutaneous tissue, and epidermis.
ROUTE OF ENTRY SUBCUTANEOUS MYCOSES
MECHANICAL TRAMUA. LESIONS GENREAL OCCUR AT SITE OF TRAUMA
HOW DO SUBCUTANEOUS MYCOSES SPREAD IN BODY
VIA LYMPHATICS
D SPOROTRICHOSIS
DIORPHIC FUNGUS. YEAST ISOLATED FROM INFECTION. UBIQUTOUS SOURCE.
MOST COMMON SPOROTRICHOSIS
LYMPHOCUTANEOUS SPOROTICHOSIS
D SPOROTRICHOSIS LESIONS
Lesion starts as hard, painless mass, may become fluctuant and
eventually ulcerate
SPOROTROCHOSIS INFECTION SPREADS VIA
LYMPHATICS
SPOROTROCHOSIS CAN HAVE BONE AND PULMONARY MANIFSETATION.T/F
T
SPOROTRICHOSIS FORM -------- AT BODY TEMP
YEASTS
SUBCUTANEOUS MICOSES
D Chromoblastomycosis
infections caused by dematiaceous (pigmented) fungi

NODULES AT INNOCULATION SITE, ITCHY, PROGRESSIVE

SCLEORTIC BODIES

MOST COMMON IN TROPICS

SURGERY MAY BE NEEDED

SPREAD VIA LYMPHATICS
CHROMBOBLASTOMYCOSIS Etiologic agents include:
Cladosporium carrionii, Fonsecaea pedrosoi, F. compacta, Phialophora verrucosa, Rhinocladiella spp., Exophiala spp.
Subcutaneous Mycoses:
D Eumycotic Mycetoma
NON PIGMENTED FUNGI

STARTS AROUND FOOT AND MAKES TUMOR THAT GETS BIG LOCALLY RATHER THAN SPREAD LYMPHATICALLY

CHORNIC DISEASE

FORMS CHARACTERISTIC "GRAINS" IN DRAINING SINUSES

TX IS DIFFICULT USUALLY WITH SURGERY AND AZOLE THERAPY COMBO
D GRAINS
SULFUR GRANULES CHARACTERISTIC OF EUMYCOTIC MYCETOMA
2 SUBCUNTANOUS MYCOSES ARE
Eumycotic Mycetoma
D Chromoblastomycosis