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Title: A&D 2010 - Fungi - Basic

Description: Basics of Fungi from week in review

Total Flash Cards: 7

Created: 02/02/2007 14:54:22

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Term
Microsporum
 Definition
Tinea D: Skin - topical imidizole D: Nails - Oral Agents D: Scalp - griseofvlvin
Term
Trictophyton
 Definition
Tinea
Term
Sporotrichosis
 Definition
Subcutanious tissue

Gardening, peat moss, rose bushes
Presents as nodules
D:
Super saturated potassium
Itraconazole
Term
Aspergillosis
 Definition
Aspergillosis

Immunocompromised hosts
found everywhere in enviornment

In Immunocompromised:
  1. Pneumonia
  2. Necrotic skin lesions
In Nonimmunocompromised
  1. Fungal Ball
Treatment
Itraconazole
voriconazol
Caspofungin
Term
Treatment of Aspergillosis
 Definition
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Itraconazole
voriconazol
Caspofungin
Term
Blastomycosis
 Definition
Blastomycosis

Dimorphic yeast
SE US
Inhalation of spores
Dissemination to skin and GU tract

Pneumonia
Painless skin nodules

Treatment
Systemic theropy
    Amphotericin
    Fluconazole
Term
Candidiasis
 Definition
Candidiasis

Skin, mucosal, -normal

deep tissues - impared t-cell function, prolonged neutropenia, diabeties

Treatment
topical polyenes, azoles, imidazoles
Systemic: fluconazole
Systemic w/ resistance: amphotericin, caspofungin


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