MyCology

MyCology
H: Chapters 163, 164, 169
R: Chapter 8
Yeast
- Candida albicans (FA12 p173) (FA13 p145) (SU13 p410)
- Cryptococcus neoformans (FA12 p173) (FA13 p145) (SU13 p410)
Molds
- Aspergillus fumigatus (FA12 p173) (FA13 p145) (SU13 p410)
- Mucor and Rhizopus (FA12 p175) (FA13 p145) (SU13 p411)
- Dermatophytes (FA12 p172) (FA13 p144)
- Tinea versicolor (FA12 p172) (FA13 p144)
Systemic mycoses (FA12 p171) (FA13 p143) (SU13 p411)
- Histoplasma capsulatum (FA12 p171) (FA13 p143) (SU13 p132)
- Blastomyces dermatitidis (FA12 p171) (FA13 p143) (SU13 p132)
- Coccidioides immitis (FA12 p171) (FA13 p143) (SU13 p132)
- Paracoccidioides brasiliensis (FA12 p172) (FA13 p143)
- Sporothrix schenckii (FA12 p174) (FA13 p146) (SU13 p411)

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3 QUESTION WARM-UP
1.

What problem/abnormality is associated with the following buzzwords?

(FA12 p294, 467) (FA13 p267, 446) (SU13 p45, 86, 260, 282) (R p537)

RVH

Boot-shaped heart
Continuous machine-like murmur PDA
Tendon xanthomas FH
Caf-au-lait spots NF-1 and Mccune albright
Tuft of hair on lower back

2. What structures are at risk for injury with an anterior shoulder dislocation?
(FA12 p405) (FA13 p379) (H p2823)

Axillary nerve, posterior circumflex artery, supraspinatus, anterior

glenohumeral ligament, glenoid labrum, posterolater head

3. What are the layers of the epidermis? (FA12 p404) (FA13 p378) (SU13 p281) (COA p12)

Corneum, lucidum, granulosa, spinsoum, basale

4. What are 4 molds that are considered dermatophytes (fungal species commonly

5. What infections are commonly caused by dermatophytes?

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6. Which fungus matches each of the following statements?

Found in SW U.S. including west Texas and California Coccidioides

Found in Mississippi and Ohio River basins Histoplasma
Causes San Joaquin Valley fever coccidio
Found in rural Latin America Paracocc
Associated with plant thorns and cutaneous injury Sporothrixx

Found in states east of the Mississippi River Blastomyces

Found in bird and bat droppings Histoplasma
Mold form contains barrel-shaped arthroconidia coccidioides
Associated with dust storms coccidoides
Te
Broad-based budding of yeast blasto
Multiple budding of yeast form paracocc

MICRO

Causes diaper rash candida

Opportunistic mold with septate hyphae that branch at a 45 angle Aspergillus
Opportunistic mold with irregular nonseptate hyphae that branch at wide angles
(>90 degrees) mucor/rhizopus
Causes thrush in immunocompromised patients and vulvovaginitis in women candida
Known for causing pneumonia in AIDS patients
start Bactrim prophylaxis when
CD4 <200 pneumocystis jirovecci
Yeast known for causing meningitis in AIDS patients crypto

7.

What infections are associated with birds?

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histoplasma, crypto, clamydophilia psittaci, west nile virus, H5N1 influenza

8. An HIV (+) patient with CSF showing 75/mm3 lymphocytes suddenly dies.
(SU13 p410)

cryptococcal meningities

rapid-fire faCts
Most common opportunistic infection in
HIV patients
Prophylaxis for Cryptococcus in AIDS
patients

Pneumo jiro

fluconazole

Prophylaxis for PCP in AIDS patients

Treatment for Sporothrix schenckii

oral k+ iodide

Treatment for oral candidiasis

nystatin

Treatment for systemic candidiasis

amph. B

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