Parasites/Fungi — Flashcards

Flashcard 41: Pneumocystis jirovecii, formerly Pneumocystis carinii, is an opportunistic fungi that appears as _____ containing dark _____ bodies on microscopy

Answer: cysts

Flashcard 42: Candida albicans is in the _____ form with pseudo-_____ formation at 20 degrees C

Answer: yeast

Flashcard 43: Which fungus is encapsulated? _____

Answer: Cryptococcus neoformans

Flashcard 44: _____ disseminates upon reaching the blood vessels, resulting in kidney failure

Answer: Angioinvasive aspergillosis

Flashcard 45: _____ is a fungus characterized by its small size and presence within macrophages (MΦ).

Answer: Histoplasma

Extra: Histoplasma capsulatum is a dimorphic fungus endemic to the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys, often found in bird or bat droppings.

Flashcard 46: Malassezia furfur can cause many more problems, other than just Pityriasis Versicolor, in _____ patients

Answer: immunocompromised

Flashcard 47: Subcutaneous, 'Calabar' swellings are diagnostic of the helminth _____

Answer: Loa loa

Flashcard 48: Babesiosis presents with _____ cells that contain a(n) _____ 'Maltese cross' structure

Answer: red blood

Flashcard 49: _____ can infect the blood (fungicemia) of neonates receiving TPN, causing severe symptoms

Answer: Malassezia furfur

Flashcard 50: Which fungus can grow in old lung cavities (e.g. TB, Klebsiella, etc)? _____

Answer: Aspergillus (aspergillomas)