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A&D 2010 - Fungi - Basic
Basics of Fungi from week in review
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Medical
Graduate
02/02/2007

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Term
Microsporum
Definition
Tinea D: Skin - topical imidizole D: Nails - Oral Agents D: Scalp - griseofvlvin[image]
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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