Tinea nigra  microsporum

 caused by hortaea werneckii  trichophyton

Pytyriasis Versicolor  epidermophyton
 caused by lipophilic yeast
malassazia Host of Microsporum Canis
Black piedra  m. canis - dogs and cats
 caused by Piedraia Hortae  m. gallinae - fow
White piedra  m. nanum - pigs
 caused by trichosporon species Most commonly reported rabid in the
Mandura foot U.S
 eumycetoma Phialocnidia - "vase  Raccoons
shaped" Region of the world occur of yellow
Cytomegalovirus fever
 causes mononucleosis  Asia
Kaposi sarcroma Yellow fever
 caused by virus other than  Contact with house rat
epstein-barr virus
Shingles vaccine Reservoir for antigenic shift variants
 Individuals older than 60 years of influenza virus
Mycelium  pigs, horses and fowl
 mass/mat
Spaghetti and meatballs A 37-year-old male with AIDS, currently
 Pityriasis versicolor living in Indianapolis, Indiana, presented
with osteomyelitis of the left hip. A
Coccidiosis needle biopsy of the bone marrow was
 Cigar shaped obtained, and the calcofluor white smear
revealed a variety of myelogenous cells,
Malasezzia spp monocytes, and macrophages containing
 Furfur numerous intracellular yeast cells that
 Globosa were elliptical and approximately 2 × 4
 Sympodialys µm. What is the most likely diagnosis?
 Histoplasmosis
T. Inkin- pubic hair
T. Ovoides- scalp hair Causative agent of cervical cancer?
 human papillomaviruses, high risk
4 Infections Superficial mycoses types
 Pityriasis Versicolor
 Tinea nigra It is a chronic mild superficial infection
 Black piedra of the stratum corneum caused by
 White piedra (t. Ovoides, t. Inkin) Malassezia globosa, Malassezia restricta,
and other members of the Malassezia

furfur complex.
3 genre of Cutaneous Mycoses
  PITYRIASIS of fungi, and restricts the growth
of bacteria
Largest number of HIC-infected pople
after Sub saharan africa Inhibitory mold agar (IMA)
 South/southeast asia  enhances the recovery of fungi
 from clinical specimens
It usually occurs as a chronic infection
of the toe web Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA)
 TINEA PEDIS (athlete’s foot)  enhance sporulation and
pigmentation. It stimulates the
Four primary systemic mycoses production of conidia
 coccidioidomycosis
 histoplasmosis Corn meal Tween 80 agar (CMT 80)
 blastomycosis  used for the demonstration of
 paracoccidioidomycosis blastoconidia, pseudohyphae,
2 LARGEST FLYLA arthroconidia, and
 Ascomycota: also known as sac chlamydospores in the
mycota identification of Candida species
and other yeasts
 Basidiomycota: club fungai
Dermatophyte test medium (DTM)
A thermally dimorphic fungus that
lives on vegetation  screening medium used for the
isolation of dermatophytes
 Sporothrix schenckii
Mycosel agar is dermatophytes
A subcutaneous mycotic infection that is
usually caused by traumatic inoculation  used to recover
of any of the recognized fungal agents,
which reside in soil and vegetation. Birdseed agar (Caffeic Acid Agar)
 Chromoblastomycosis  used for growth Cryptococcus
neoformans
Causative agent of coccidiomycosis
Germ tube media (rabbit, fetal calf, or
 Coccidioides posadasii or C.
human serum)
Immits
 used to demonstrate germ tube
Structure feature that promotes production by the yeast Candida
dispersion albicans
 SPORES
Urea agar slant
Sabouraud's dextrose agar (SDA)  used to demonstrate urease
production. A positive test is
 contains glucose and modified
development of a pinkish purple
peptone (\), supports the growth
within 48 hours after inoculation
  Pseudallescheria boydii and
BHI agar (BHIA) Aspergillus terreus
 Is a very nutritious and supports
the growth of bacteria and fungi, What is the causative agent of
including Histoplasma and Gardener's disease?
Nocardia.  Sporothrix schenkii

BHI with blood Dermatophytosis “ringworm”

 recommened converting  Caused by fungi Dermatophytes
dimorphic fungi from the mold to and Tinea infections
the tissue phase (yeast)
BHI with blood, cycloheximide and Trichosphiton Species
chloramphenicol  Hair, skin or nails
 inhibits growth of nocardia, that Microsporum Species
supports the growth of  Hair and Skin only
dermatophytes isolated from skin,
hair and nails specimen Epidermophyton Floccosum
 Skin and Nails only
Cutaneous Mycoses
 Caused by dermatophytes Dermatophytosis of the groin
 Tinea cruris (JOCK ITCH)
 Tinea infections
Cottony 5o granular colonies
Blastomycosis  Trichophyton mentagrophytes
 Small outbreaks rural riverbanks

PIEDRA
 Infection of hair shaft that
produces hair

Malessezia species:
 caused hypo-pigmentation or
hyper-pigmentation trunk of our
body

Also required lipid in the medium for

growth
 Malassezia furfur
 Malassezia globosa
 Malassezia sympodialis

2 types of fungi that are resistant to

Amphotericin B?