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what is the most important subcutan. mycosae in U.S.?
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Sporotrichosis
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another name for sporotrichosis?
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rose-gardener's disease
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what are the physical symptoms of sporotrichosis?
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lesions on hands/arms
edema in submucosa does not become systemic |
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what is the causitive agent of sporotrichosis?
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Sporothrix schenkii
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what type of fungi, re: how it grows, is sporothrix schenkii?
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a dimorphic fungi; it has two fases.
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What are Sporothrix schenkii's two phases?
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Mycelial phase: 25 deg. C
Yeast (tissue) phase: 37 deg. C |
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What must you do w/ sporothrix to identify it in lab?
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grow in BOTH phases
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Which phase is infectious?
what temp is that at again? |
the Mycelial phase, at 25 ' C
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What disease causes cauliflower lesions?
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Chromoblastomycosis
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what type of disease is chromoblastomycosis? what is another one that is also?
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Tropical.
Mycetoma is also |
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3 symptoms of Chromoblastomycosis:
What does it result from? |
edema
hyperplasia cauliflower lesions Results from walking barefoot, and trauma |
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what is mycetoma?
what are its symptoms |
tropical disease of the foot.
tumors with oozing sinus tracts deformity bone infection swelling |
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What are the 2 tropical subcutaneous mycoses?
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Chromoblastomycosis
Mycetoma |
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What are the 3 fungus-like bacteria?
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Actinomyces
Nocardia Streptomyces |
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what is the morphology of Actinomyces?
-microscopic -colonial |
branching Gram Pos Bacilli that look like hyphae.
molar tooth colonies. |
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3 things to remember bout Actinomyces:
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-Anaerobic
-Sulfur granules -A. israelii causes lumpy jaw |
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What is the other anaerobic bacteria that looks like a fungi?
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Nocardia
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What is the staining pattern of Nocardia?
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Acid fast, but it BRANCHES - so not mycobacterium
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What is the nonaerobic fungus-like bacteria?
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Streptomyces
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