Other Fungal infections

How does aspergillus grow?

Only as a filamentous mold with septate hyphae

45* branching with Septate that releases spores

aspergillus

Rhizopus is what type of mold?

Mucor

90* branching that is aseptate and releases spores

Mucor

Characterized by black tissue lesions

Mucor

Mucor treatment

surgical debridement

Histoplasma, blastomyces and coccidioses are all what?

Dimorphic fungi

Histoplasma in what?

Bird / bat poop in soil

Blastomyces is found in what?

Rotting wood

Coccidiodies is found where?

Sand in southwest

What form does Histoplasma, Blastomyces, and Cocciciodies take in the body?

• Histo: Yeast

• Blasto: Yeast

• Cocci: spherules (pomegranate seeds)

Mold that grows as a yeast but covered in a capsule?

Cryptococcus

Mold that is from pidgeon dropping and identified with india ink

Cryptococcus

Three types of Dermatophytes

• Trichophytum

• Microsporum

• Epidermophyton

Cigar shaped Macroconidia with many microconidia

Trichophyton

Smooth club shaped macroconidia with NO microconidia

Epidermophyton

Spindle shaped macroconidia, some microconidia

Microsporum