PPT-Fungal infections of the skin

By Nader Alaridah MDPhD Skin amp subcutaneous Mycoses 1Superficial mycoses such as Caused by Malassezia 2Cutaneous mycoses such as Dermatophytes Cutaneous candidiasis Caused by. (Mycoses). Learning Objectives. At the end of the lesson, students will be able to. :. Discuss how fungi cause diseases. Compare and contrast superficial, cutaneous, subcutaneous, systemic and opportunistic mycoses in terms of characteristics/definition, example of diseases it may cause and its causative . 1- . Zygomycota. . 2-Ascomycota. 3-Basidiomycota. 4-Deuteromycota . – no sexual spores. 1. I. Zygospores. 2. II. Ascospores. 3. III. Basidospores. 4. Roles of fungi. . - Decomposers . of dead plants and . Antifungal and Antiviral Drugs. Fungal Infections. Locations of fungal infections. Fungi. are found in soil, air, and contaminated food.. Mycoses are infections or diseases caused by a fungus.. Types of infections. Dr. . Gitanjali. . Khulbe. I MDS (OMDR). What are Fungi?. Fungi are a large group of microorganisms . that constitute a kingdom within the domain . . Eukaryota. . . “Ubiquitous” microorganisms causing degradation of organic material, hence form key components in food and biotechnology industries.. Dermatophyte. infections (. Ringworm/. Tinea. ). Candidiasis (. Yeasts. ). Pityriasis. . Versicolor. (. Yeasts. ). Dermatophyte. infections . Also known as ringworm infections.. Three . types of .  . Infection. Number of infections per underlying disorder per year. Rate/100K . Total burden. None. HIV. AIDS. Respiratory. Cancer. ICU. Oesophageal candidiasis. -. 1.413. -. -. -. 2.3. 1.413. Candidaemia. Local . C. hallenges. Dr. Afia Zafar . MBBS, DCP, FRCPath. Department . of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, . The Aga Khan . University. Plan . Introduction . Burden of disease. Challenges: Diagnostics and capacity . II. Synthetic . Antifungal . Drugs. III. Other . Antifungal Drugs. 1. Antifungal antibiotics:. Amphotericin. . (. amphotericin. B. ). Is . a mixture of antifungal substances derived from cultures of . Page 1 of 2 3 /1 6 Fungal Infections of the Skin (Ringworm, A thlete ’ s f oot, Jock i tch) What are f ungal i nfections of the skin ? These are skin infections caused by a family of fungi. Page 4 of 4 ow to prevent the spread of fungal nails Using the same nail clippers or files for all nails can cause the infection to spread to healthy nails. Instead, you should use a separate dispos Introduction : . Some fungi live on the skin as part of the normal skin flora while. others come into contact with the skin through the environment. and animals. Superficial fungal infections attack the epidermis,. Dr. M. . Arif. . Abid. . Tinea . Versicolor. . Description . A common infection caused by the lipophilic yeast . Pilyrosporum. . orticulan. (. Malassezia. furfur). . The organism is part of the normal skin flora, . Lecture Date: . Dec-2011. Lecture Title:. Fungal Infections of the skin. Superficial and . cutaneous. infections. ( . Microbiology) . Skin fungal infections. Clinical Skin fungal infections are generally divided into : . They are also classified by the kind of fungus which causes the infection, which may be a filamentous fungus (mould) or a yeast, or may vary between these two forms depending on the environmental conditions (dimorphic fungi)..