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===Candidosis===
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==<font color="purple">Candidosis</font>==
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<FlashCard questions="4">
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{| border="3" cellpadding="8"
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|q1=What are the three important species of ''Candida'' in animal infections?
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!width="400"|'''Question'''
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|a1=
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!width="400"|'''Answer'''
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*C. albicans
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!width="150"|'''Article'''
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*C. tropicalis
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|-
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*C. pelliculosa  
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|<big>'''What are the three important species of ''Candida'' in animal infections?'''
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|l1=Candida_spp.
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|q2=What are the clinical signs of a sour crop infection?
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*'''''C. albicans'''''
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|a2=
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*'''''C. tropicalis'''''
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*White-grey lesions in mouth, oesophagus and crop
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*'''''C. pelliculosa'''''
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*Thickened crop wall
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Candidosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*Yellow-white necrotic material in crop  
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|l2=Candida_spp.
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|<big>'''What are the clinical signs of a sour crop infection?'''
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|q3=What other conditions are ''Candida'' spp. implicated in?
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|a3=
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*'''''White-grey lesions in mouth, oesophagus and crop'''''
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*Thrush in humans
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*'''''Thickened crop wall'''''
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*Metritis, pyometra and vaginitis in mares
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*'''''Yellow-white necrotic material in crop'''''
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*Genital candidiosis in stallions  
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Candidosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*Bovine mastitis
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*Porcine stomach ulcers
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|<big>'''What other conditions are ''Candida'' spp. implicated in?'''
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|l3=Candida_spp.
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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|q4=How would you demonstrate a ''Candida'' infection?
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*'''''Thrush in humans'''''
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|a4=
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*'''''Metritis, pyometra and vaginitis in mares'''''
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*Skin scrapings in 20% KOH for microscopy
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*'''''Genital candidiosis in stallions'''''
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*Lactophenol Cotton Blue and stained by Gram or Methylene Blue stain
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*'''''Bovine mastitis'''''
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*Grows on Blood agar and Sabouraud's Dextrose agar  
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*'''''Porcine stomach ulcers'''''
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*Gram positive, oval, thin-walled budding cells with hyphal fragments
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Candidosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|l4=Candida_spp.
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|-
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</FlashCard>
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|<big>'''How would you demonstrate a ''Candida'' infection?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Skin scrapings in 20% KOH for microscopy'''''
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*'''''Lactophenol Cotton Blue and stained by Gram or Methylene Blue stain'''''
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*'''''Grows on Blood agar and Sabouraud's Dextrose agar'''''
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*'''''Gram positive, oval, thin-walled budding cells with hyphal fragments'''''
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Candidosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|}
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<br>
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==<font color="purple">Cryptococcosis</font>==
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{| border="3" cellpadding="8"
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!width="400"|'''Question'''
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!width="400"|'''Answer'''
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!width="150"|'''Article'''
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|-
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|<big>'''What is the main pathogenic species of ''Cryptococcus''?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''C. neoformans'''''
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Cryptococcosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''Where is ''Cryptococcus'' found in the environment?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Pigeon droppings'''''
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*'''''Fruit'''''
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*'''''Milk'''''
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*'''''Soil'''''
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Cryptococcosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''Which body systems are affected?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Respiratory'''''
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*'''''Visceral'''''
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*'''''Ocular'''''
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*'''''Skeletal'''''
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*'''''Systemic'''''
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*'''''Cutaneous'''''
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Cryptococcosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''Where is the most common site of infection in cats?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''The tip of the nose'''''
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Cryptococcosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''How would you demonstrate a cryptococcosis infection?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''India Ink'''''
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*'''''PAS'''''
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*'''''Gram stain (positive)'''''
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*'''''Grows on Blood agar and Sabouraud's Dextrose agar'''''
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*'''''Carbohydrate assimilation tests'''''
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*'''''Latex agglutination for antigen, complement fixation, ELISA and IFAT can be used'''''
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Cryptococcosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|}
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<br>
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==<font color="purple">Geotrichosis</font>==
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{| border="3" cellpadding="8"
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!width="400"|'''Question'''
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!width="400"|'''Answer'''
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!width="150"|'''Article'''
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|-
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|<big>'''Which organs are usually affected in geotrichosis infections?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Udder'''''
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*'''''Mucous membranes'''''
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*'''''Bronchi'''''
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*'''''Lungs'''''
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Geotrichosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''True or False: Geotrichosis infections are usually diagnosed post-mortem'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''True'''''
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Geotrichosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|}
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<br>
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==<font color="purple">Malassezia pachydermidis</font>==
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{| border="3" cellpadding="8"
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!width="400"|'''Question'''
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!width="400"|'''Answer'''
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!width="150"|'''Article'''
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|-
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|<big>'''Where in the body is ''Malassezia pachydermidis'' usually found?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Oily areas'''''
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**'''''Ear canal'''''
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**'''''Skin'''''
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Malassezia pachydermidis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What is the pathogenesis of ''Malassezia pachydermidis'' infections?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Regional lesions on the muzzle, ears, interdigital area and the perianal region'''''
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*'''''Infection can also be generalised'''''
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*'''''Erythematous, hyperpigmented, lichenified and scaly lesions with alopecia'''''
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Malassezia pachydermidis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|}
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===Cryptococcosis===
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==<font color="purple">Rhodotorula</font>==
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<FlashCard questions="5">
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{| border="3" cellpadding="8"
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|q1=What is the main pathogenic species of ''Cryptococcus''?
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!width="400"|'''Question'''
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|a1=C. neoformans
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!width="400"|'''Answer'''
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|l1=Cryptococcosis
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!width="150"|'''Article'''
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|q2=Where is ''Cryptococcus'' found in the environment?
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|-
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|a2=
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|<big>'''What infections of dogs and horses are ''Rhodotorula'' spp. involved in?'''
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*Pigeon droppings
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*Fruit
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*'''''Canine ear infections'''''
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*Milk
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*'''''Equine uterine infections'''''
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*Soil
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Rhodotorula|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|l2=Cryptococcosis
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|}
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|q3=Which body systems are affected?
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<br>
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|a3=
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==<font color="purple">Torulopsis glabrata</font>==
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*Respiratory
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{| border="3" cellpadding="8"
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*Visceral
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!width="400"|'''Question'''
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*Ocular
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!width="400"|'''Answer'''
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*Skeletal
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!width="150"|'''Article'''
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*Systemic
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|-
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*Cutaneous
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|<big>'''What infections are ''Torulopsis'' spp. involved in?'''
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|l3=Cryptococcosis
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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|q4=Where is the most common site of infection in cats?
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*'''''Pyelonephritis, pneumonia, septicaemia and meningitis in humans'''''
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|a4=The tip of the nose
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*'''''Mastitis and abortion in cattle'''''
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|l4=Cryptococcosis
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*'''''Systemic infection of monkeys and dogs'''''
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|q5=How would you demonstrate a cryptococcosis infection?
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Torulopsis glabrata|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|a5=
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|}
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*India Ink
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<br>
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*PAS
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==<font color="purple">Trichosporonosis</font>==
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*Gram stain (positive)
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{| border="3" cellpadding="8"
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*Grows on Blood agar and Sabouraud's Dextrose agar
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!width="400"|'''Question'''
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*Carbohydrate assimilation tests
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!width="400"|'''Answer'''
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*Latex agglutination for antigen, complement fixation, ELISA and IFAT can be used
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!width="150"|'''Article'''
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|l5=Cryptococcosis
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|-
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</FlashCard>
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|<big>'''What infection is ''T. capitum'' involved in?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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===Geotrichosis===
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*'''''Bovine mastitis'''''
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<FlashCard questions="2">
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Trichosporonosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|q1=Which organs are usually affected in geotrichosis infections?
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|-
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|a1=
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|<big>'''What infections are ''Trichosporonosis beigelii'' involved in?'''
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*Udder
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*Mucous membranes
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*'''''Feline nasal granuloma'''''
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*Bronchi
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*'''''Skin infections in horses and monkeys'''''
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*Lungs
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*'''''Bovine and ovine mastitis'''''
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|l1=Geotrichosis
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*'''''Feline bladder infections'''''
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|q2=True or False: Geotrichosis infections are usually diagnosed post-mortem
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Trichosporonosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|a2=True
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|}
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|l2=Geotrichosis
 
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</FlashCard>
 
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===Malassezia pachydermidis===
 
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<FlashCard questions="2">
 
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|q1=Where in the body is ''Malassezia pachydermidis'' usually found?
 
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|a1=
 
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*Oily areas
 
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*Ear canal
 
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*Skin
 
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|l1=Yeast-like fungi#Malassezia pachydermatis
 
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|q2=What is the pathogenesis of ''Malassezia pachydermatis'' infections?
 
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|a2=
 
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*Malassezia spp are part of the normal skin flora in many animal species and overgrowth most commonly occurs secondary to a change in skin microclimate due to underlying disease processes like food allergy, atopic dermatitis, endocrinopathies or keratinization defects
 
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Regional lesions on the muzzle, ears, interdigital area and the perianal region
 
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*Infection can also be generalised
 
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*Erythematous, hyperpigmented, lichenified and scaly lesions with alopecia
 
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|l2=Yeast-like fungi#Malassezia pachydermidis
 
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</FlashCard>
 
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===Rhodotorula===
 
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<FlashCard questions="1">
 
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|q1=What infections of dogs and horses are ''Rhodotorula'' spp. involved in?
 
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|a1=
 
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*Canine ear infections
 
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*Equine uterine infections
 
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|l1=Rhodotorula
 
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</FlashCard>
 
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===Torulopsis glabrata===
 
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<FlashCard questions="1">
 
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|q1=What infections are ''Torulopsis'' spp. involved in?
 
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|a1=
 
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*Pyelonephritis, pneumonia, septicaemia and meningitis in humans
 
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*Mastitis and abortion in cattle
 
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*Systemic infection of monkeys and dogs
 
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|l1=Torulopsis glabrata
 
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</FlashCard>
 
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===Trichosporonosis===
 
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<FlashCard questions="2">
 
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|q1=What infection is ''T. capitum'' involved in?
 
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|a1=Bovine mastitis
 
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|l1=Trichosporonosis
 
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|q2=What infections are ''Trichosporonosis beigelii'' involved in?
 
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|a2=
 
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*Feline nasal granuloma
 
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*Skin infections in horses and monkeys
 
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*Bovine and ovine mastitis
 
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*Feline bladder infections
 
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|l2=Trichosporonosis
 
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</FlashCard>
 
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[[Category:Yeast-like Fungi]][[Category:Fungi Flashcards]]
 

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Sour Crop - Copyright Professor Andrew N. Rycroft, BSc, PHD, C. Biol.F.I.Biol., FRCPath

Candidosis

Question Answer Article
What are the three important species of Candida in animal infections?
  • C. albicans
  • C. tropicalis
  • C. pelliculosa
 Link to Answer Article
What are the clinical signs of a sour crop infection?
  • White-grey lesions in mouth, oesophagus and crop
  • Thickened crop wall
  • Yellow-white necrotic material in crop
 Link to Answer Article
What other conditions are Candida spp. implicated in?
  • Thrush in humans
  • Metritis, pyometra and vaginitis in mares
  • Genital candidiosis in stallions
  • Bovine mastitis
  • Porcine stomach ulcers
 Link to Answer Article
How would you demonstrate a Candida infection?
  • Skin scrapings in 20% KOH for microscopy
  • Lactophenol Cotton Blue and stained by Gram or Methylene Blue stain
  • Grows on Blood agar and Sabouraud's Dextrose agar
  • Gram positive, oval, thin-walled budding cells with hyphal fragments
 Link to Answer Article


Cryptococcosis

Question Answer Article
What is the main pathogenic species of Cryptococcus?
  • C. neoformans
 Link to Answer Article
Where is Cryptococcus found in the environment?
  • Pigeon droppings
  • Fruit
  • Milk
  • Soil
 Link to Answer Article
Which body systems are affected?
  • Respiratory
  • Visceral
  • Ocular
  • Skeletal
  • Systemic
  • Cutaneous
 Link to Answer Article
Where is the most common site of infection in cats?
  • The tip of the nose
 Link to Answer Article
How would you demonstrate a cryptococcosis infection?
  • India Ink
  • PAS
  • Gram stain (positive)
  • Grows on Blood agar and Sabouraud's Dextrose agar
  • Carbohydrate assimilation tests
  • Latex agglutination for antigen, complement fixation, ELISA and IFAT can be used
 Link to Answer Article


Geotrichosis

Question Answer Article
Which organs are usually affected in geotrichosis infections?
  • Udder
  • Mucous membranes
  • Bronchi
  • Lungs
 Link to Answer Article
True or False: Geotrichosis infections are usually diagnosed post-mortem
  • True
 Link to Answer Article


Malassezia pachydermidis

Question Answer Article
Where in the body is Malassezia pachydermidis usually found?
  • Oily areas
    • Ear canal
    • Skin
 Link to Answer Article
What is the pathogenesis of Malassezia pachydermidis infections?
  • Regional lesions on the muzzle, ears, interdigital area and the perianal region
  • Infection can also be generalised
  • Erythematous, hyperpigmented, lichenified and scaly lesions with alopecia
 Link to Answer Article


Rhodotorula

Question Answer Article
What infections of dogs and horses are Rhodotorula spp. involved in?
  • Canine ear infections
  • Equine uterine infections
 Link to Answer Article


Torulopsis glabrata

Question Answer Article
What infections are Torulopsis spp. involved in?
  • Pyelonephritis, pneumonia, septicaemia and meningitis in humans
  • Mastitis and abortion in cattle
  • Systemic infection of monkeys and dogs
 Link to Answer Article


Trichosporonosis

Question Answer Article
What infection is T. capitum involved in?
  • Bovine mastitis
 Link to Answer Article
What infections are Trichosporonosis beigelii involved in?
  • Feline nasal granuloma
  • Skin infections in horses and monkeys
  • Bovine and ovine mastitis
  • Feline bladder infections
 Link to Answer Article
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