238 bytes added ,  19:29, 4 June 2009
Line 35: Line 35:  
*Grows on Sabauraud's Dextrose agar and Blood agar
 
*Grows on Sabauraud's Dextrose agar and Blood agar
 
==Aspergillosis==
 
==Aspergillosis==
[[Image:Aspergillus cleistothecia.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Aspergillus cleistothecia - Copyright Professor Andrew N. Rycroft, BSc, PHD, C. Biol.F.I.Biol., FRCPath]]
  −
[[Image:Aspergillus swan.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Aspergillus in a swan - Copyright Professor Andrew N. Rycroft, BSc, PHD, C. Biol.F.I.Biol., FRCPath]]
  −
[[Image:Aspergillus in vivo.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Aspergillus in vivo - Copyright Professor Andrew N. Rycroft, BSc, PHD, C. Biol.F.I.Biol., FRCPath]]
  −
[[Image:Aspergillus sporing heads.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Aspergillus sporing heads - Copyright Professor Andrew N. Rycroft, BSc, PHD, C. Biol.F.I.Biol., FRCPath]]
  −
[[Image:Canine nasal asper radiograph.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Canine nasal aspergillus radiograph - Copyright Professor Andrew N. Rycroft, BSc, PHD, C. Biol.F.I.Biol., FRCPath]]
   
*Worldwide
 
*Worldwide
    +
*Common laboratory contaminants
 +
{| align="right"
 +
|<gallery>Image:Aspergillus cleistothecia.jpg|<p><center>'''Aspergillus cleistothecia'''</p><sup>Copyright Professor Andrew N. Rycroft, BSc, PHD, C. Biol.F.I.Biol., FRCPath</sup></center></gallery>
 +
|}
 
*Widely found in nature
 
*Widely found in nature
 
**Colonise a wide range of substrates under different environmental conditions
 
**Colonise a wide range of substrates under different environmental conditions
 
**Abundant in hay, straw and grain which have heated during storage
 
**Abundant in hay, straw and grain which have heated during storage
  −
*Common laboratory contaminants
      
*Pathogenic species include ''Aspergillus fumigatus, A. flavus, A. nidulans, A.niger'' and ''A. terreus''
 
*Pathogenic species include ''Aspergillus fumigatus, A. flavus, A. nidulans, A.niger'' and ''A. terreus''
Line 64: Line 61:  
***Resembles Pullorum disease
 
***Resembles Pullorum disease
 
**The chronic form usually occurs in adult birds and is sporadic, presenting with milder clinical signs
 
**The chronic form usually occurs in adult birds and is sporadic, presenting with milder clinical signs
 
+
{| align="right"
 +
|<gallery>Image:Aspergillus swan.jpg|<center><p>'''Aspergillus in a swan'''</p><sup>Copyright Professor Andrew N. Rycroft, BSc, PHD, C. Biol.F.I.Biol., FRCPath</sup></center></gallery>
 +
|}
 
*Cattle:
 
*Cattle:
 
**Infection can cause abortion and ocular infections
 
**Infection can cause abortion and ocular infections
Line 82: Line 81:  
**Disseminated form with granulomas and infarcts can occur in dogs
 
**Disseminated form with granulomas and infarcts can occur in dogs
 
**Pulmonary and intersitital forms can occur in cats
 
**Pulmonary and intersitital forms can occur in cats
 
+
{| align="right"
 +
|<gallery>Image:Aspergillus in vivo.jpg|<center><p>'''Aspergillus in vivo'''</p><sup>Copyright Professor Andrew N. Rycroft, BSc, PHD, C. Biol.F.I.Biol., FRCPath</sup></center></gallery>
 +
|}
 
*Humans:
 
*Humans:
 
**Primary and secondary infections
 
**Primary and secondary infections
Line 110: Line 111:  
**''Aspergillus fumigatus'' causes [[Nasal Cavity Inflammatory - Pathology#Infectious causes of rhinitis|rhinitis]], [[Respiratory Fungal Infections - Pathology#|respiratory tract inflammation]] and [[Paranasal Sinuses Inflammatory - Pathology#Infectious causes of sinusitis|sinusitis]]
 
**''Aspergillus fumigatus'' causes [[Nasal Cavity Inflammatory - Pathology#Infectious causes of rhinitis|rhinitis]], [[Respiratory Fungal Infections - Pathology#|respiratory tract inflammation]] and [[Paranasal Sinuses Inflammatory - Pathology#Infectious causes of sinusitis|sinusitis]]
 
**Sometimes appears on [[Nasal Cavity Hyperplastic and Neoplastic - Pathology#Progressive ethmoidal haematoma|lesions of ethmoidal haematoma]]
 
**Sometimes appears on [[Nasal Cavity Hyperplastic and Neoplastic - Pathology#Progressive ethmoidal haematoma|lesions of ethmoidal haematoma]]
 +
 +
{| align="right"
 +
|<gallery>Image:Aspergillus sporing heads.jpg|<center><p>'''Aspergillus sporing heads'''</p><sup>Copyright Professor Andrew N. Rycroft, BSc, PHD, C. Biol.F.I.Biol., FRCPath</sup></center>
 +
Image:Canine nasal asper radiograph.jpg|<center><p>'''Canine nasal aspergillus radiograph'''</p><sup>Copyright Professor Andrew N. Rycroft, BSc, PHD, C. Biol.F.I.Biol., FRCPath</sup></center></gallery>
 +
|}
    
==Blastomycosis==
 
==Blastomycosis==
3,326

edits