PPT-Fungal Infections Histoplasmosis

Systemic infection by Primary pathogen Causative agent Histoplasmosis capsulatum Most common true pathogen Typically dimorphic H capsulatum grows in soil and material contaminated with bat or bird droppings droppings from chickens pigeons blackbirds also support its growth . Immunocompromised. Patients. Dr Anita Verma MD. Consultant Microbiologist. Department of Medical Microbiology & Institute of Liver Studies, King’s College Hospital, Foundation, NHS trust, London. (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 . university. college of pharmacy. Pharmaceutical chemistry. Antifungal drugs. Fungi . are traditionally important in plant pathology.. They . have gained much importance for causing serious . human diseases. Dermatophyte. infections (. Ringworm/. Tinea. ). Candidiasis (. Yeasts. ). Pityriasis. . Versicolor. (. Yeasts. ). Dermatophyte. infections . Also known as ringworm infections.. Three . types of . Robyn Massa, MD and Clayton Wiley, MD, PhD. January 26, 2015. Case Report: History. HPI: 64 yo M initially presenting to OSH on 6/24/13 and transferred to PUH on 6/26/13 with new onset daily 10/10 headaches for 2 months. Headaches are diffuse and feel like pressure.. 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 . 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 AbstractHistoplasma capsulatum Considering all the ndings, the patient was diagnosed with pulmonary histoplasmosis. Itraconazole treatment (rst 3 days 3×200 mg/day, 3 months 2×200 mg/day, Immunocompromised. Patients. Dr Anita Verma MD. Consultant Microbiologist. Department of Medical Microbiology & Institute of Liver Studies, King’s College Hospital, Foundation, NHS trust, London. Benedict K, Thompson GR, Deresinski S, Chiller TM. Mycotic Infections Acquired outside Areas of Known Endemicity, United States. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015;21(11):1935-1941. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2111.141950. Weinberg M, Weeks J, Lance-Parker S, Traeger M, Wiersma S, Phan QN, et al. Severe Histoplasmosis in Travelers to Nicaragua. Emerg Infect Dis. 2003;9(10):1322-1325. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0910.030049. Histoplasmosis. Organism: . Histoplasma. . capsulatum. . Most common fungal infection involving adrenal glands. More prevalent in immunocompromised patients. AIDS. Transplant recipients. Hematologic malignancies. Acknowledgments. Addis Ababa University. Jimma. University. Hawassa. University. Haramaya. University. University of Gondar. American Society for Clinical Pathology. Center of Disease control and Prevention in Ethiopia..