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)
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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)

3 QUESTION WARM-UP

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1. What problem/abnormality is associated with the following buzzwords?
(FA12 p294, 467) (FA13 p267, 446) (SU13 p45, 86, 260, 282) (R p537)
• Boot-shaped heart
RVH
• Continuous machine-like murmur PDA
• Tendon xanthomas FH
• Café-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

MICRO
• Associated with dust storms coccidoides
• Broad-based budding of yeast blasto
Te
• Multiple budding of yeast form paracocc

• 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

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• 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?

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
Pneumo jiro
HIV patients

Prophylaxis for Cryptococcus in AIDS fluconazole

patients

Prophylaxis for PCP in AIDS patients

Treatment for Sporothrix schenckii oral k+ iodide

Treatment for oral candidiasis nystatin

Treatment for systemic candidiasis amph. B [ 275 ]