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==<font color="purple">Coccidioidomycosis</font>==
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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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*'''''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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*'''''Surgical excision'''''
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*'''''Amphotericin B'''''
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==<font color="purple">Histoplasmosis</font>==
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Revision as of 11:20, 17 May 2009

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SYSTEMIC MYCOSES
WIKIBUGS FLASHCARDS


Adiaspiromycosis

Question Answer Article
What is the pathogenesis of an adiaspiromycosis infection?
  • Non-contageous
  • Pulmonary mycosis
  • Respiratory infection
 Link to Answer Article
Which animals are mostly affected?
  • Rodents
  • Small animals
 Link to Answer Article


Aspergillosis

Question Answer Article
Fill in the missing words about aspergillosis infections Aspergiollosis is found worldwide. It is widely present in nature and can colonise a wide range of substrates under different environmental conditions. It is abundant in hay, straw and grain which have heated during storage. Link to Answer Article
What are the clinical signs of infection in birds?
  • Diarrhoea
  • Listlessness
  • Pyrexia
  • Loss of appetite
  • Loss of condition
  • Convulsions
  • Death
 Link to Answer Article
What do aspergillosis lesions look like in cattle?
  • Up to 2mm in diameter
  • Lesions contain asteroid bodies with a germinated spore in the centre
  • Miliary lesions in acute infections
  • Granulomatous and calcified lesions in chronic infections
 Link to Answer Article
What diseases does aspergillosis infections cause in horses?
  • Gutteral pouch mycosis
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary airway disease (COPD)
  • Mycotic abortion
 Link to Answer Article
What do colonies look like on Sabauraud's Dextrose agar?
  • White colonies initially
  • Colonies turn green and then dark green
  • Flat and velvety
  • Colony colour varies with species
 Link to Answer Article
How would you treat an infection of aspergillosis?
  • Surgery
  • Antifungal drugs
    • Ketoconazole
    • Nystatin
    • Amphotericin B
    • 5-fluorocytosine
    • Thiabendazole
 Link to Answer Article


Blastomycosis

Question Answer Article
Describe the pathogenesis of a blastomycosis infection?
  • Respiratory infection
  • Lesions start in the lungs
  • Haematogenous dissemination
  • Can be found in lesions in the eyes, brain, bones, skin and genitalia
  • Fatal if not treated
  • Skin lesions may ulcerate forming granulomatous nodules
 Link to Answer Article
What do colonies look like on Blood agar?
  • Cream coloured
  • Waxy
  • Crinkled
 Link to Answer Article
What do colonies look like on Sabauraud's Dextrose agar?
  • Grey coloured
  • Moist
  • White cotton-like mycelium which turns tan, brown and then black
 Link to Answer Article
How would you diagnose an infection?
  • Clinical signs
  • Complement fixation test
  • ELISA
  • Counterimmunoelectrophoresis
 Link to Answer Article
How would you treat an infection?
  • Amphotericin B
  • Imidazoles
 Link to Answer Article


Coccidioidomycosis

Question Answer Article
What environmental conditions does Coccidioides immitis prefer?
  • Arid
  • Dusty
  • E.g. Mexico and the South-Western USA
 Link to Answer Article
Describe the pathogenesis of coccidiomycosis infections?
  • Respiratory infection
  • Causes localised nodules and granulomas
  • Lesions usually seen in the mediastinal lymph nodes and lungs
  • Dissemination can occur to the lungs, liver, spleen, brain and bones
 Link to Answer Article
How would you diagnose an infection?
  • Clinical signs
  • Complement fixation test
  • Latex agglutination
  • Immunodiffusion
  • A positive skin test indicates exposure
 Link to Answer Article


Entomophthoromycisus

Question Answer Article
What clinical signs present with an infection of entomophthoromycisus?
  • Ulcerative granulomas in subcutaneous tissue
  • Large lesions affecting the skin on the head, neck and chest which have fistulous tracts extending to the lymph nodes
 Link to Answer Article
How would you treat an infection?
  • Surgical excision
  • Amphotericin B
  • Ketoconazole
 Link to Answer Article


Histoplasmosis

Question Answer Article
What clinical signs present with an infection of entomophthoromycisus?
  • Ulcerative granulomas in subcutaneous tissue
  • Large lesions affecting the skin on the head, neck and chest which have fistulous tracts extending to the lymph nodes
 Link to Answer Article


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