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22 Cards in this Set
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wild mushrooms, fulminant hepatitis, possible liver transplant
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Amanita species
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carcinogen aflatoxin, moldy nuts and grains,act synergistically with HBV
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Aspergillus favus
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"fungus ball" in the lung that may require surgery, septate hyphae branching at 45' angles
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Aspergillus fumigatus
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inhalation of moldy hay, Farmer's lung (hypersensitivity pneumonitis)
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Aspergillus fumigatus
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systemic mycosis causes warty skin lesions following a lower respiratory tract infection
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Blastomyces dermatitidis
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broad based budding yeast, endemic to the southeastern united states
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Blastomyces dermatitidis
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most common mycotic pathogen, cottage cheese like vaginal discharge
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Candida albicans
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causes oral thrush, fungal infections of the nails, and diaper rash
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Candida albicans
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yeast, psuedohyphae in tissues, germ tubes at 37'C
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Candida albicans
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"valley fever", endemic to the San Joaquin Valley in California
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Coccidiodes immitis
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inhalation of arthrospores from sand and soil, spherules rupture and release endospores in tissue
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Coccidiodes immitis
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only mycotic pathogen with a capsule that can be visualized with an india ink test
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Cryptococcus neoformans
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meningitis in AIDS patients, "soap bubble lesions" of the brain
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Cryptococcus neoformans
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inhalation of spores from bird droppings in the ohio and mississippi river valley, mosy common pulmonary mycotic infection
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Histoplasma capsulatum
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macrophages stuffed with numerous yeast cells, calcification of hilar lymph nodes
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Histoplasma capsulatum
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spaghetti and meatballs appearance
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Malassezia furfur
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tinea versicolor of the trunk
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Malassezia furfur
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most common cause of ringworm of the scalp (tinea capitis)
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Microsporum canis
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multiple budding yeasts, "captain's wheel"
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Paracoccidioides braziliense
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granulomatous lung disease, disease predominately in men
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Paracoccidioides braziliense
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pneumonia in AIDS patients, boat shaped cysts, stains with silver methenamine
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Pneumocystis carinii
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Rose Handler's disease, treated with potassium iodide in milk
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Sporothrix schenckii
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