Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
29 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Systemic Fungi (Histo, Blasto, Coccidio, Paracoccidio)
- all can cause what Dz? |
- Pneumonia
|
|
|
Systemic Fungi (Histo, Blasto, Coccidio, Paracoccidio)
- which one is dimorphic? - what is the exception? - exception appears how & where? |
- All are dimorphic except coccidio
- Coccidio appears as Spherules (not yeast) in tissue |
|
|
Systemic Fungi (Histo, Blasto, Coccidio, Paracoccidio)
- For LOCAL infections, treatment? - For SYSTEMIC infections, treatment? |
- Ketoconazole or Fluconazole
- Amphotericin B |
|
|
Systemic Fungi (Histo, Blasto, Coccidio, Paracoccidio)
- Systemic Mycosis can mimic what? - involving formation of what? |
- TB
- Granuloma formation |
|
|
Systemic Fungi (Histo, Blasto, Coccidio, Paracoccidio)
- major difference btw systemic fungi and TB. |
- Systemic Fungi don't have person-to-person transmission
|
|
|
SYSTEMIC FUNGI
- which can disseminate to Skin & Bone? |
- Blastomycoses
(also disseminates to skeletal muscle and GU tract) - Coccidiomycoses |
|
|
SYSTEMIC FUNGI
- Coccidioidomycoses appear how in tissue? |
- Spherules filled with Endospores
(not yeast like others) |
|
|
SYSTEMIC FUNGI
- which one can cause meningitis? |
- Coccidioidiomycoses
|
|
|
CUTANEOUS FUNGI
- Tinea Versicolor is caused by? - Appearance on KOH prep? |
- Malassezia furfur
- "Spaghetti & Meatballs" appearance |
|
|
CUTANEOUS FUNGI
- Tinea Versicolor treatment? |
- Topical Miconazole
- Selenium Sulfide (Selsun Blue) |
|
|
OPPORTUNISTIC FUNGI
Which one is Dimorphic? a.) Candida b.) Aspergillus c.) Cryptococcus d.) Mucor / Rhizopus spp. |
- Candida
|
|
|
OPPORTUNISTIC FUNGI
Which one is Mold only? a.) Candida b.) Aspergillus c.) Cryptococcus d.) Mucor / Rhizopus spp. |
- Aspergillus
- Mucor/Rhizopus |
|
|
OPPORTUNISTIC FUNGI
Which one is yeast? a.) Candida b.) Aspergillus c.) Cryptococcus d.) Mucor / Rhizopus spp. |
- Cryptococcus
|
|
|
OPPORTUNISTIC FUNGI
Dimorphic Candida shows what on - culture @ 20 degrees C? - at 37 degrees C? |
- Pseudohyphae
- Germ tube growth (diagnostic) |
|
|
OPPORTUNISTIC FUNGI
- which one can cause endocarditis in IV Drug Abusers? |
- Candida albicans
|
|
|
OPPORTUNISTIC FUNGI
- which one is the only fungi with a capsule? |
- Cryptococcus
|
|
|
OPPORTUNISTIC FUNGI
Cryptococcus can be - stained with? - cultured with? - detected with? showing what? |
- India Ink
- Sabouraud's agar - Latex agglutination test (shows polysaccharide capsular antigen) |
|
|
OPPORTUNISTIC FUNGI
- Mucor / Rhizopus spp are commonly seen in what patients? |
- DKA patients
- Leukemia patients |
|
|
OPPORTUNISTIC FUNGI
- MOLD with Acute angle branching (< 45 degrees) and Septate hyphae |
Aspergillous
|
|
|
OPPORTUNISTIC FUNGI
- "Soup Brain" lesions in brain |
Cryptococcus
|
|
|
OPPORTUNISTIC FUNGI
- causes Rhinocerebral Dz, Frontal Lobe Abscess, and Black necrotic eschar on CN 7 involvement? |
- Mucor/Rhizopus spp
|
|
|
OPPORTUNISTIC FUNGI
- Narrow angle branching? - Narrow based, unequal budding? |
- Aspergillous
- Cryptococcus |
|
|
OPPORTUNISTIC FUNGI
- Non-septate hyphae branching at wide angles |
- Mucormycosis
|
|
|
OPPORTUNISTIC FUNGI
- Candida treatment? |
Nystatin for superficial infections
Amphotericin B for systemic infections |
|
|
Pneumocystis jiroveci
- CXR shows what? |
- Bilateral diffuse infection
- Bilateral confluent air opacities |
|
|
Pneumocystis jiroveci
- Identified by what staining? - Diagnostic test? |
- Methanamine Silver Stain of lung tissue
- Biopsy |
|
|
Pneumocystis jiroveci
- Treatment? - When do you start prophylaxis in HIV patients? |
- TMP-SMX
- when CD4 count is below 200 |
|
|
Sporothrix Schenckii
- is it dimorphic? |
- yes
|
|
|
Sporothrix Schenckii
- treatment? |
- Potassium Iodide
|
