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Fungi

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blastomycoses   ulcerative skin and bone lesions  
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W-1 glycoprotein surface antigen   blastomycoses  
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chicago disease   blastomycoses  
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cave/spelunker`s disase   histoplasmosis  
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leads to pericarditis amd mediastenal fibrosis   histoplasmosis  
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granulomas and TB-like lesions   histoplasmosis  
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dematiaceous fungi   Chromoblastomysosis  
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cauliflower-like wart lesions   Chromoblastomysosis  
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might be treated with chemotherapy or surgery   Chromoblastomysosis  
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long hyphae with rosetta pattern   Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichosis  
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thick walls, rough macro and rare micro   Microsporum  
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thin walls, smooth marco, many micro   Trichophyton  
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smooth macro, no micro   Epidermophyton  
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tinea capitis Tx   griseofulvum  
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dont normally elicit IM response   Superficial mycoses  
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spaghetti and meatball fungus   Malassezia furfur (-> versicolor)  
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painful ulcers of oral , nasal, GI mucosa   paracoccidiomycosis  
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chiefly affects men   paracoccidiomycosis  
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endemic in S. America   paracoccidiomycosis  
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desert rheumatism   coccidiomycosis  
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fungus spread by dust storms   coccodiomycosis  
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virulence via arthroconidia   coccodiomycosis  
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urease -> alkaline halo   coccodiomycosis  
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clacification of infected lesions   coccodiomycosis  
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C. immitis   coccodiomycosis  
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most prevalent fungal pathogen in the US   cryptococcis  
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found in droppings of pigeons and eucalyptus   cryptococcis  
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only exist in yeast form   cryptococcis  
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contain capsule (unique for fungi)   cryptococcis  
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produce melanin   cryptococcis  
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pneumonia and lung nodules   cryptococcis  
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might lead to meningtis   cryptococcis  
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lung cancer-like lesion   cryptococcis  
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alfatoxin   aspergillosis  
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induce hepatoma   aspergillosis  
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fungus balls = mycetoma   aspergillosis  
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exist only in hyphal state   aspergillosis  
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via BV -> brain   aspergillosis  
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gliotoxin   aspergillosis  
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diabetes, leukopeina   zygomycosis  
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rhinocerebral form -> 85% mortality   zygomycosis  
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most common resp infection in late state HIV   pneumocystis jirveci  
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can transmit from human to human   pneumocystis jirveci  
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not very responsive to anti-fungal Tx   pneumocystis jirveci  
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exist in pulm interstitial tissue (sporocyst)   pneumocystis jirveci  
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ground glass appearance on lung X-ray   pneumocystis jirveci  
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death from asphyxiation   pneumocystis jirveci  
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disrupt heme P-450   azoles  
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dont absorb from the gut   polyenes  
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requires acidic pH (oral med)   ketoconazole  
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5-flurocytosine   nucleoside analog  
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drug: enters CSF   5-flurocytosine  
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drug: interact with tubulin (protein involved in Mit)   griseofulvin  
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drug: interferes with CW synthesis   echinocandins: caspofungin  
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candida reproduction   Asexual budding  
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candida yeast form   blastospore/conidia  
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candida hyphal form   aka mycelial (germ tubes or pseudohyphae)  
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anaerobes   candida  
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tolerates pH from 2 to 9   candida  
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denture wearers + salivary hypofxn   candida glabrate  
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steroids act as nutrients for   candida  
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localized, painless hyperemia on the palate   chronic erythematous candidiasis  
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perleche   erythematous areas at the corners of mouth  
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perleche   angular chelitis  
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tissue damage by hyphal invasion of heart, SC, urethra   systemic candidiasis  
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candida attachment   fibronectin and laminin on damaged tissue  
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secretes aspartic proteinase and lipase   candida  
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most effective anti-candida IM reponse   PMN`s or CMI  
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high frequency phenotopic switching   candida  
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germ tube formation   candida  
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chlamydospores   candida  
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2 swish and swallow drugs   Nystatin and clotrimazole  
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