Difference between revisions of "Eumycotic Mycetoma"

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*Treatment includes [[Antifungal Drugs#The Azoles|Ketoconazole]], [[Antifungal Drugs#Flucytosine|5-fluorocytosine]] and [[Antifungal Drugs#Polyene Antifungals|amphotericin B]]
 
*Treatment includes [[Antifungal Drugs#The Azoles|Ketoconazole]], [[Antifungal Drugs#Flucytosine|5-fluorocytosine]] and [[Antifungal Drugs#Polyene Antifungals|amphotericin B]]
 
 
*In horses and dogs
 
*Caused most commonly by [[Fungi|''Curvularia geniculata, Madurella, Acremonium'']]
 
*Tomour-like enlargements of [[Granulomatous Inflammation|granulomatous inflammation]]
 
*Exudate contains granules of varying sizes
 
*Microscopically:
 
**Septate branching hyphae within acellular matrix
 
 
 
  
 
==Test yourself with the Subcutaneous Mycoses Flashcards==
 
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[[Category:To Do - Dermatology]]
 

Revision as of 15:18, 7 February 2011

  • Pseudoallescheria boydii, Curvularia geniculata, Cochliobolus spicifer, Helminthosporium spp.
  • Lives in soil
  • Enters the body via wounds
  • Granulomatous abscesses
  • Microcolonies can be seen grossly in exudate or lesions
    • Grains or granules
    • Brown or black embedded in granulation tissue
    • Small, irregularly shaped
  • Infrequent infections of dogs, cats, cattle and horses
  • Usually affect the extremities
    • Can infect the nasal mucosa
      • E.g. Bovine nasal granuloma
    • Can also infect the peritoneum and skin
  • Microscopically:
    • Grains of maduromycosis with wide mycelia (compared to actinomycotic granules)
    • Chlamydospores present
  • Grows on Sabauraud's Dextrose agar
    • Slow
    • Takes 2-3 weeks

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