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Dimorphic fungi Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 11: Ascending _____ and _____-shaped yeast are classic manifestations of Sporothrix schenckii infection/sporotrichosis
Answer: lymphangitis
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Flashcard 12: _____ is classically contracted via cuts from rose thorns, as well as tree bark, bushes, and plants
Answer: Sporothrix schenckii
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Flashcard 13: Histoplasma is endemic to the _____ and _____ United States
Answer: central
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Flashcard 14: Paracoccidioidomycosis is a(n) _____ fungus that changes form with different temperatures
Answer: dimorphic
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Flashcard 15: Serology with Ig_____ antibodies to histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis (systemic fungi) signifies recent infection
Answer: M
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Flashcard 16: San Joaquin Valley fever is a buzzword for which fungus?\n_____
Answer: Coccidioides
Extra: Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) is caused by the dimorphic fungus Coccidioides (specifically C. immitis and C. posadasii). C. immitis is the species specifically associated with the San Joaquin Valley in California.
Flashcard 17: Progression of paracoccidioidomycosis involves dissemination from the _____ to the cervical lymph nodes, resulting in _____ formation.
Answer: lungs
Extra: Paracoccidioidomycosis is caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. It is inhaled, forming granulomas in the lungs, and can disseminate to cause cervical lymphadenopathy and painful oral mucosal ulcers.
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Flashcard 18: Great lakes and Ohio river valley are buzzwords for which fungus?
_____
Answer: Blastomycosis
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"HistOH, BlastOH = H2O = river basins" (Hiss on the Miss)
Flashcard 19: Coccidioides has a characteristic mold form containing _____-shaped arthroconidia
Answer: barrel
Extra: Coccidioides immitis is a dimorphic fungus. It forms barrel-shaped arthroconidia in its mold form (environment/25°C). In the tissue (37°C), it transforms into spherules containing endospores.
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Flashcard 20: Transmission of Histoplasma occurs through the _____ tract
Answer: respiratory
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