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Set 27 Medically Significant Fungi

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Question 1

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A patient with very pale patches on his arms and legs is examined at his physician's office. His physician orders a fungal culture. The fungus shows a "spaghetti-and-meatball" appearance on the direct smear. What organism is it?

A) Microsporum canis
B) Malassezia furfur
C) Trichophyton rubrum
D) Epidermophyton floccosum

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Question 2

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A recreational cave explorer develops a productive cough and fever. A sputum culture is sent to the laboratory for bacterial, fungal, and mycobacterial cultures. A white mold colony develops on Sabouraud dextrose agar after 5 days at 22° C. Identify the organism from the following: A recreational cave explorer develops a productive cough and fever. A sputum culture is sent to the laboratory for bacterial, fungal, and mycobacterial cultures. A white mold colony develops on Sabouraud dextrose agar after 5 days at 22° C. Identify the organism from the following:   A) Histoplasma capsulatum B) Toxoplasma gondii C) Microsporum tonsurans D) Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

A) Histoplasma capsulatum
B) Toxoplasma gondii
C) Microsporum tonsurans
D) Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

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Question 3

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A young boy develops itchy, dry scaly lesions on his leg with a raised, red, outer edge. A culture of the lesion reveals the following organism in a lactophenol cotton blue stain. This organism is most likely A young boy develops itchy, dry scaly lesions on his leg with a raised, red, outer edge. A culture of the lesion reveals the following organism in a lactophenol cotton blue stain. This organism is most likely   A) Trichophyton spp. B) Mucor spp. C) Microsporum canis. D) Blastomyces dermatitidis.

A) Trichophyton spp.
B) Mucor spp.
C) Microsporum canis.
D) Blastomyces dermatitidis.

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