Mycology — Flashcards

Progression of _____ can result in spreading from the lungs to the cervical lymph nodes, causing granulomas

Hint: which fungal infection

_____ invades blood vessels, disseminating rapidly throughout the body

Hint: Which complication of Aspergillus fumigatus

_____ is endemic to the central and midwestern United States

Hint: what fungus

Candida albicans is in the _____ form with pseudo-hyphae formation at 20 degrees C

_____ spreads in an ascend-ing pattern along the path of lymphatic drainage

Hint: which fungus

Histoplasma, Blastomyces and most* other systemic fungi are found in the _____ form in soil and the yeast* form in the body

_____ hyphae are non-septated with wide-angled (90) branching

Hint: Which fungi's

_____ occurs due to Aspergillus fumigatus infection in immunocompromised patients

_____ forms conidiophores with fruiting bodies

Hint: which fungus

Cryptococci enter the body via _____, therefore the primary infection resides in the lungs