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Pityriasis versicolor
(Superficial mycoses) |
Malassezia furfur
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hypo- or hyperpigmented macules
"Speghetti and meatballs" |
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Tinea nigra
(Superficial mycoses) |
Exophiala werneckii
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black macules
black, 2-celled oval yeast |
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Black piedra
(Superficial mycoses) |
Peidraia hortai
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black nodule on hair shaft
nodule composed of spore sacs and spores |
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White piedra
(Superficial mycoses) |
Trichosporum beigelli
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creme-colored nodules on hair shaft
nodule composed of mycelia that fragment into arthrospores |
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Tinea capitis
(Cutaneous mycoses) |
Microsporum sp.
Trichophyton sp. Epidermophyton sp. |
Ringworm lesion of scalp
Presence/absence and shape of micro-/macroconidia |
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Tinea barbae
(Cutaneous mycoses) |
Microsporum sp.
Trichophyton sp. Epidermophyton sp. |
Ringworm of the beard or chin
Presence/absence and shape of micro-/macroconidia |
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Tinea corporis
(Cutaneous mycoses) |
Microsporum sp.
Trichophyton sp. Epidermophyton sp. |
Ringworm of trunk, arms, legs
Presence/absence and shape of micro-/macroconidia |
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Tinea manus
(Cutaneous mycoses) |
Microsporum sp.
Trichophyton sp. Epidermophyton sp. |
Ringworm of hand
Presence/absence and shape of micro-/macroconidia |
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Tinea cruris "jock itch"
(Cutaneous mycoses) |
Microsporum sp.
Trichophyton sp. Epidermophyton sp. |
Ringworm of groin
Presence/absence and shape of micro-/macroconidia |
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Tinea pedis "athlete's foot"
(Cutaneous mycoses) |
Microsporum sp.
Trichophyton sp. Epidermophyton sp. |
Ringworm of foot
Presence/absence and shape of micro-/macroconidia |
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Tinea unguium
(Cutaneous mycoses) |
Microsporum sp.
Trichophyton sp. Epidermophyton sp. |
Infection of nails
Presence/absence and shape of micro-/macroconidia |
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Ectothrix
(Cutaneous mycoses) |
Microsporum sp.
Trichophyton sp. Epidermophyton sp. |
Infection of hair shaft surface
mycelium and spores on hair shaft |
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Endothrix
(Cutaneous mycoses) |
Microsporum sp.
Trichophyton sp. Epidermophyton sp. |
Infection of hair shaft interior
Mycelium and spores in hair shaft |
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Sporotrichosis (Rose-Grower's Desease)
(Subcutaneous mycoses) |
Sporothrix schenckii
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Nodules and ulcers along lymphatics
Dimorphic budding, cigar-shaped yeast; rosette pattern of condiation on culture at 25⁰C |
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Chromoblastomycosis
(Subcutaneous mycoses) |
Fonsecaea pedrosoi
Fonsecaea compacta |
"Cauliflower-like" warty nodules
Copper-colored spherical yeast called "Medlar bodies" |
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Mycetoma
(Subcutaneous mycoses) |
Pseudallescheria boydii
Madurella grisea Madurella mycetomatis |
Draining sinus tracts
White, brown, yellow, or plack granules in exudate |
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Mycotic Keratitis
(Subcutaneous mycoses) |
Fusarium solani
Candida albicans Alternaria sp. |
Raised corneal ulcers w/ satellite lesions, plaques or hypopyon
Crescent-shaped macroconidia of Fusarium |
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Histoplasmosis
(Systemic mycoses) |
Histoplasma capsulatum
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Pulmonary, mild to sever, Midwest river valleys. Yeast in tissue, tuberculate macroconidia in culture. Dimorphic.
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North American blastomycosis
(Systemic mycoses) |
Blastomyces dermatitidis
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Granulomatous and suppurative lesions of lung, dissemination to skin. Resembles tuberculosis. yeast cells have thick walls and broad bases in tissues. Dimorphic.
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South American blastomycosis
(Systemic mycoses) |
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
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Resembles candidiasis. Dimorphic. Yeast in tissue have multiple buds.
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Coccidioidomycosis
(Systemic mycoses) |
Coccidioides immitis
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Limited to SW U.S., desert. Inhalation of arthrospores (positive delayed-type hypersensitivity, pheymonia and skin rash). Dimorphic. Spherules form in tissue.
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Cryptococcosis
(Systemic mycoses) |
Cryptococcus neoformans
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Inhalation assoc. w/ pigeon roosts. CMI deficiency. Meningitis. Monomorphic, yeast only. Unique capsule.
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Pneumocystis pneumonia
(Systemic mycoses) |
Pneumocystis jiroveci (P. carinii)
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Inhalation. Sporozoites and cysts. Reactivated in AIDS. Malnourished or immune-deficient children.
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Candidiasis (i.e. thrush)
(Opportunistic mycoses) |
Candida albicans
Candida glabrata |
creamy or cheesy growth at vagina, mouth, moist areas. Endocarditis and GI disease.
Dimorphic, budding yeast, Germ tube formation in serum. Chlamydospores on corn meal agar. |
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Aspergillosis (allergic bronchopneumonia)
(Opportunistic mycoses) |
Aspergillus fumigatus (by inhalation)
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"Fungus ball" in tissue
Morphology of asexual fruiting structure |
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Zygomycosis
(Opportunistic mycoses) |
Rhizopus sp.
Absidia sp. Mucor sp. |
associated with diabetes
Morphology of asexual fruiting structure and mycelium |