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The Fungi of Medical Importance
Chapter 22
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Fungi as infectious agents
n molds & yeasts are widely distributed in air, dust, fomites & normal flora
n humans are relatively resistant n fungi are relatively nonpathogenic n of the 100,000 fungal species, only 300 have been linked to disease in animals
n fungi are the most common plant pathogens n human mycoses are caused by true pathogens and opportunistic pathogens
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Mycoses
n most fungal pathogens do not require a host to complete their life cycles and infections are not communicable
n dermaphytes & Candida sp naturally inhabit human body & are transmissable
n dermaphytoses most prevalent n most cases go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed n systemic, subcutaneous, cutaneous or superficial infections
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Levels of invasion
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Systemic mycoses caused by true pathogens
n Histoplasma capsulatum n Coccidioides immitis n Blastomyces dermatitidis n Paracoccidioidomycosis brasiliensis
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Histoplasma capsulatum
n cause histoplasmosis n typically dimorphic n distributed worldwide, most prevalent in eastern & central regions of US (Ohio River Valley) KENTUCKY
n grow in moist soil high in nitrogen content n inhaled conidia produce primary pulmonary infection that may progress to systemic involvement of a variety of organs & chronic lung disease
n amphotericin B, ketoconazole
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Histoplasma capsulatum
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Histoplasma capsulatum
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Candida albicans
n widespread yeast n infections can be shortlived, superficial skin irritations to overwhelming, fatal systemic diseases
n budding cells of varying size that my form both elongate pseudohyphae & true hyphae
n forms offwhite, pasty colony with a yeasty odor
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Candida albicans
n Normal flora of oral cavity, genitalia, large intestine or skin of 20% of humans
n Account for 80% of nosocomial fungal infections
n Account for 30% of deaths from nosocomial infections
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Candida Albicans infections
n Thrush – occurs as a thick, white, adherent growth on the mucous membranes of mouth & throat
n Vulvovaginal yeast infection – painful inflammatory condition of the female genital region that causes ulceration & whitish discharge
n Cutaneous candidiasis – occurs in chronically moist areas of skin and burn patients
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Candida albicans
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Candida albicans
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Pneumocystis carinii
n a small, unicellular fungus that causes pneumonia (PCP), the most prominent opportunistic infection in AIDS patients
n this pneumonia forms secretions in the lungs that block breathing & can be rapidly fatal if not controlled with medication
n pentamidine & cotrimoxazole
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Pneumocystis carinii
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Fungal allergies & mycotoxicoses
• Fungal spores are common sources of atopic allergies
• Fungal toxins lead to mycotoxicoses usually caused by eating poisonous or hallucinogenic mushrooms
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Examples of Fungal Allergies & Mycotoxicoses 1. asthma, often occurring in seasonal episodes 2. farmer’s lung, a chronic & sometimes fatal
allergy of agricultural workers exposed to moldy grasses
3. teapicker’s lung 4. bagassosis, a condition caused by inhaling
moldy dust from processed sugarcane debris 5. bark stripper’s disease caused by inhaling
spores from logs
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