Paracoccidioides brasiliensis US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: Blastomycosis is a _____ fungus that changes form with different temperatures
Answer: dimorphic
Flashcard 2: Coccidioidomycosis is a _____ fungus, as its form changes based on the temperature of its environment
Answer: dimorphic
Flashcard 3: Paracoccidioidomycosis is a _____ fungus that changes form with different temperatures
Answer: dimorphic
Flashcard 4: Besides histoplasmosis, which other fungus can be detected through urine antigen testing?_____
Answer: Blastomycosis
Flashcard 5: Sporothrix schenckii
Answer: dipmorphic, cigar-shaped, budding yeast
Extra: "rose gardener's disease" itraconazole or potassium iodide
Flashcard 6: Dimorphic fungi exhibit a _____ morphology at ambient temperature and _____ morphology at body temperature.
Answer: mold
Flashcard 7: Histoplasma spp.
Answer: dimorphic
Extra: histoplasmosis local - fluconazole or itraconazole
systemic - amphotericin B
bird or bat droppings Ohio River valley
Flashcard 8: Blastomycces spp.
Answer: dimorphic, broad-base budding
Extra: pneumonia local - fluconazole or itraconazole
systemic - amphotericin B
East of Mississippi and Central America
Flashcard 9: Coccidiomycces spp.
Answer: dimorphic
Extra: pneumonia, meningitis local - fluconazole or itraconazole
systemic - amphotericin B
Southwestern US, California, San Joaquin valley
Flashcard 10: Paracoccidiomycces spp.
Answer: dimorphic, "Captain's Wheel"
Extra: pneumonia local - fluconazole or itraconazole
systemic - amphotericin B
Latin America
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