Cryptococcosis - Revision history

BaraStudent at 09:31, 19 January 2016

2016-01-19T09:31:23Z

2010-12-10T16:14:05Z

Text replace - "[[Urinary System - Anatomy & Physiology" to "[[Urinary System Overview - Anatomy & Physiology"

2010-09-10T13:10:13Z

Text replace - "Paranasal sinuses - Anatomy & Physiology|" to "Paranasal Sinuses - Anatomy & Physiology|"

2010-09-09T15:35:17Z

Text replace - "[[Cardiorespiratory System - Anatomy & Physiology|" to "[[Cardiorespiratory System Overview - Anatomy & Physiology|"

2010-09-02T16:13:54Z

Text replace - "Lips - Anatomy & Physiology" to "Lips"

2010-08-19T14:31:42Z

Test yourself with the Cryptococcosis Flashcards

2010-08-19T14:28:10Z

Cryptococcus neoformans

2010-08-19T14:26:58Z

2010-08-16T14:44:46Z

2010-07-20T12:18:36Z

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 *Over 19 species
-**''C. neoformans'' only major pathogen
+**''[[Cryptococcus neoformans|Cryptococcus neoformans]]'' only major pathogen
 *Worldwide
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 **Latex agglutination for [[Adaptive Immune System - Overview#Actions of the Adaptive Immune System|antigen]], complement fixation, ELISA and IFAT can be used
-==Test yourself with the Yeast-like Fungi Flashcards==
+{{Learning
+|Vetstream = [https://www.vetstream.com/felis/Content/Disease/dis02453 Cryptococcosis - Felis]
-[[Yeast-like_Fungi_-_Flashcards#Cryptococcosis|Cryptococcosis Flashcards]]
+|flashcards = [[Yeast-like_Fungi_-_Flashcards#Cryptococcosis|Cryptococcosis Flashcards]]
+}}
 [[Category:Respiratory Fungal Infections]]

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 *Affects the [[Nervous and Special Senses - Anatomy & Physiology#Central Nervous System (CNS)|CNS]] of dogs and cats
 **[[Paranasal Sinuses - Anatomy & Physiology|paranasal sinuses]] and [[Pharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|pharynx]] can be infected with dissemination to the [[Nervous and Special Senses - Anatomy & Physiology#Central Nervous System (CNS)|CNS]] and other tissues
-***E.g. [[Lungs - Anatomy & Physiology|Lungs]], [[Urinary System - Anatomy & Physiology#The Kidney|kidneys]] and [[Joints - Anatomy & Physiology|joints]]
+***E.g. [[Lungs - Anatomy & Physiology|Lungs]], [[Urinary System Overview - Anatomy & Physiology#The Kidney|kidneys]] and [[Joints - Anatomy & Physiology|joints]]
 **Also causes subcutaneous granulomas
 **The tip of the nose is a common site of infection in cats

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 *Targets the [[Cardiorespiratory System Overview - Anatomy & Physiology|respiratory system]]
-**Including the [[Paranasal sinuses - Anatomy & Physiology|paranasal sinuses]]
+**Including the [[Paranasal Sinuses - Anatomy & Physiology|paranasal sinuses]]
 **Also can be systemic, cutaneous, visceral, skeletal or ocular
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 *Affects the [[Nervous and Special Senses - Anatomy & Physiology#Central Nervous System (CNS)|CNS]] of dogs and cats
-**[[Paranasal sinuses - Anatomy & Physiology|paranasal sinuses]] and [[Pharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|pharynx]] can be infected with dissemination to the [[Nervous and Special Senses - Anatomy & Physiology#Central Nervous System (CNS)|CNS]] and other tissues
+**[[Paranasal Sinuses - Anatomy & Physiology|paranasal sinuses]] and [[Pharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|pharynx]] can be infected with dissemination to the [[Nervous and Special Senses - Anatomy & Physiology#Central Nervous System (CNS)|CNS]] and other tissues
 ***E.g. [[Lungs - Anatomy & Physiology|Lungs]], [[Urinary System - Anatomy & Physiology#The Kidney|kidneys]] and [[Joints - Anatomy & Physiology|joints]]
 **Also causes subcutaneous granulomas

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 *May be a primary pathogen or opportunistic
-*Targets the [[Cardiorespiratory System - Anatomy & Physiology|respiratory system]]
+*Targets the [[Cardiorespiratory System Overview - Anatomy & Physiology|respiratory system]]
 **Including the [[Paranasal sinuses - Anatomy & Physiology|paranasal sinuses]]
 **Also can be systemic, cutaneous, visceral, skeletal or ocular

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 ***See [[Respiratory Fungal Infections - Pathology#In Cats|here]]
-*Causes myxoma-like lesions of the [[Lungs - Anatomy & Physiology|lung]] and [[Lips - Anatomy & Physiology|lip]] in horses
+*Causes myxoma-like lesions of the [[Lungs - Anatomy & Physiology|lung]] and [[Lips|lip]] in horses
 *Causes cryptococcal meningitis in humans

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	[[Yeast-like_Fungi_-_Flashcards#Cryptococcosis\|Cryptococcosis Flashcards]]		[[Yeast-like_Fungi_-_Flashcards#Cryptococcosis\|Cryptococcosis Flashcards]]
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		+	==Links==

	===''[[Cryptococcus neoformans]]''===		===''[[Cryptococcus neoformans]]''===

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	**Latex agglutination for [[Adaptive Immune System - Overview#Actions of the Adaptive Immune System\|antigen]], complement fixation, ELISA and IFAT can be used		**Latex agglutination for [[Adaptive Immune System - Overview#Actions of the Adaptive Immune System\|antigen]], complement fixation, ELISA and IFAT can be used

		+	==Test yourself with the Cryptococcosis Flashcards==

		+	[[Yeast-like_Fungi_-_Flashcards#Cryptococcosis\|Cryptococcosis Flashcards]]

	===''[[Cryptococcus neoformans]]''===		===''[[Cryptococcus neoformans]]''===

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	*Antigen and antibody should be tested for as [[Immunoglobulins\|antibody]] formed by the body is soon overwhelmed and neutralised by abundent polysaccharide antigen from the capsule in active, systemic infections		*Antigen and antibody should be tested for as [[Immunoglobulins\|antibody]] formed by the body is soon overwhelmed and neutralised by abundent polysaccharide antigen from the capsule in active, systemic infections
−	**Latex agglutination for [[Adaptive Immune System - ~~WikiBlood~~#Actions of the Adaptive Immune System\|antigen]], complement fixation, ELISA and IFAT can be used	+	**Latex agglutination for [[Adaptive Immune System - Overview#Actions of the Adaptive Immune System\|antigen]], complement fixation, ELISA and IFAT can be used

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−	===''Cryptococcus neoformans''===	+	===''[[Cryptococcus neoformans]]''===

−	*[[Yeast-like fungi\|''Cryptococcus neoformans'']]
−	*Causes a [[Nasal Cavity Inflammatory - Pathology#Infectious causes of rhinitis\|granulomatous rhinitis]], gelatinous exudate, [[Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology#Granulomatous pneumonia\|granulomatous pneumonia]]
−	*Nodules or destructive masses which often result in facial swelling
−	*In severe cases, extension from nasal cavity to involve skin and oral mucosa can occur
−	*Can invade through adjacent structures, eg: through the cribiform plate into the brain! These cases therefore can present as a primary neurological disease.
−	*Microscopic:
−	**Large number of fungi and only few macrophages, lymphocytes and giant cells

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−
−	~~[[Category:Yeast-like_Fungi]]~~
−	~~[[Category:To_Do_-_Fungi]]~~
	[[Category:Respiratory Fungal Infections]]		[[Category:Respiratory Fungal Infections]]