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*'''''Imidazoles'''''
 
*'''''Imidazoles'''''
 
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==<font color="purple">Coccidioidomycosis</font>==
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|<big>'''What environmental conditions does ''Coccidioides immitis'' prefer?'''
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*'''''Arid'''''
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*'''''Dusty'''''
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*'''''E.g. Mexico and the South-Western USA'''''
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|<big>'''Describe the pathogenesis of coccidiomycosis infections?'''
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*'''''Respiratory infection'''''
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*'''''Causes localised nodules and granulomas'''''
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*'''''Lesions usually seen in the mediastinal lymph nodes and lungs'''''
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*'''''Dissemination can occur to the lungs, liver, spleen, brain and bones'''''
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||[[Systemic Mycoses#Coccidioidomycosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''How would you diagnose an infection?'''
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*'''''Clinical signs'''''
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*'''''Complement fixation test'''''
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*'''''Latex agglutination'''''
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*'''''Immunodiffusion'''''
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*'''''A positive skin test indicates exposure'''''
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==<font color="purple">Entomophthoromycisus</font>==
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|<big>'''What clinical signs present with an infection of entomophthoromycisus?'''
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*'''''Ulcerative granulomas in subcutaneous tissue'''''
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*'''''Large lesions affecting the skin on the head, neck and chest which have fistulous tracts extending to the lymph nodes'''''
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|<big>'''How would you treat an infection?'''
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*'''''Surgical excision'''''
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*'''''Amphotericin B'''''
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*'''''Ketoconazole'''''
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==<font color="purple">Histoplasmosis</font>==
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|<big>'''What clinical signs present with an infection of entomophthoromycisus?'''
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*'''''Ulcerative granulomas in subcutaneous tissue'''''
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*'''''Large lesions affecting the skin on the head, neck and chest which have fistulous tracts extending to the lymph nodes'''''
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||[[Systemic Mycoses#Histoplasmosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
 
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