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true pathogenic fungal agents
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histoplasmosis
coccidioimycosis blastomycosis paracoccidiomycosis |
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histoplasmosis infection is common in what areas of the US
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Ohio - Mississippi valley
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what is the reservoir of histoplasmosis
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guano of birds (chickens, starlings) and bats
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form of histoplasmosis that is inhaled
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conidia
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histoplasmosis converts to this form in the lungs
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yeast
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asymptomatic histoplasmosis can eventually cause
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granulomas or calcifications in the lung
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disease progression of histoplasmosis is assx with what
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high infecting dose
immunocompromised |
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patchy pneumonia is assx with which fungal pathogen
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histoplasmosis
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snow storm pattern on xray
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histoplasmosis
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drug class used to treat histoplasmosis
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azole
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coccidiomycosis is prevalent in what region of the US
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southwestern US (deserts)
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fungi that grows well in desert environments
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coccidiomycosis
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inhaled form of coccidiomycosis
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arthrospores
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coccidiomycosis convert to what in the lung
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spherules, containing endospores
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dx for coccidiomycosis
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spherules in stained sputum
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property of spherules that helps them survive lungs
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antiphagocytic
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fungal pathogen that presents similar to histoplasma
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blastomycosis
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patients with blastomycosis may initially present with what
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skin lesion (disseminates to skin easier than histoplasma)
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paracoccidiomycosis is revalent in what regions
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central and south america
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fungal pathogen that presents with oral and nasal cavity ulcers
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paracoccidiomycosis
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