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coccidioides immitis
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coccidioidomycosis
1. asymptomatic (in most persons) 2. pneumonia 3. disseminated: can affect the lungs, skin, bones, and meninges (a small percentage of individuals with this infection will develop painful erythematous nodular lesions called erythema nodosum) |
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histoplasma capsulatum
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Histoplasmosis
1. Asymptomatic (in most persons) 2. Pneumonia: lesions calcify, which can be seen on chest X-ray (may look similar to tuberculosis) 3. Disseminated: can occur in almost any organ, especially in the lung, spleen, or liver |
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blastomyces dermatitidis
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blastomycosis
1. asympomatic (uncommon) 2. pneumonia: lesions rarely calcify 3. disseminated (most common): present with weight loss, night sweats, lung involvement, and skin ulcers 4. cutaneous: skin ulcers |
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candida albicans clinical
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candidiasis in a normal host
1. oral thrush 2. vulvovaginal candidiasis 3. cutaneous a. diaper rash b. rash in the skin folds of obese individuals candidiasis in an immunocompromised host thrush, vaginitis and/or cutaneous, plus 1. esophageal a. retrosternal chest pain b. dysphagia c. fever 2. disseminated candidiasis: acquired by very sick hospitalized patients, resulting in multi-organ system failure 3. chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis |
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cyptococcus neoformans
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cryotococcosis
1. subaute or chronic meningitis a. headache b. fever c. vomiting d. neurologic or mental status changes 2. pneumonia: usually self-limited 3. skin lesions: look like acne |
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what are the three fungi that cause aspergillosis
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aspergillus fumigatus, flavus, and niger
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aspergillosis clinical
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aspergillosis
1. allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (IgE mediated): asmtham type reaction with shortness of breath and high fever 2. Aspergilloma (fungus ball): associated with hemoptysis (bloody cough) 3. Invasive aspergillosis: necrotizing pneumonia. May disseminate to other organs in immunocompromised patients 4. aflatoxin consumption (produced by aspergillus flavus) can cause liver damage and liver cancer |
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actinomyces israelii clinical
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eroding abscesses of the mouth, lung or gastrointestinal tract, classified as:
1. cervicofacial actinomycosis 2. thoracic actinomycosis 3. abdominal actinomycosis |
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nocardia asteroides clinial
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1. pneumonia
2. formation of abscesses in the lung kidney and CNS |
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what are the fungi that cause mucormycosis
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rhizopus, rhizomucor, mucor
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mucormycosis symptoms
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caused by rhizopus, rhizomucor, mucor
Mucormycosis 1. rhinocerebral (associated with diabetes): starts on nasal mucosa and invades the sinus and orbit 2. pulmonary mucormycosis |
