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    The document discusses several dimorphic fungi that can cause infections in humans. It lists Blastomyces dermatitidis, which causes skin lesions, and Histoplasma capsulatum, which causes pneumonia that is asymptomatic in 90% of cases. It also mentions Coccidioides immitis, which causes chronic granulomatous inflammation known as valley fever, and Aspergillus, Malassezia, Pneumocystis jirovecii, Cryptococcus neoformans, and several dermatophytes that can infect humans as either molds or yeasts.

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    The document discusses several dimorphic fungi that can cause infections in humans. It lists Blastomyces dermatitidis, which causes skin lesions, and Histoplasma capsulatum, which causes pneumonia that is asymptomatic in 90% of cases. It also mentions Coccidioides immitis, which causes chronic granulomatous inflammation known as valley fever, and Aspergillus, Malassezia, Pneumocystis jirovecii, Cryptococcus neoformans, and several dermatophytes that can infect humans as either molds or yeasts.

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    Dimorphic Fungi

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    Talitha Nandhika
    The document discusses several dimorphic fungi that can cause infections in humans. It lists Blastomyces dermatitidis, which causes skin lesions, and Histoplasma capsulatum, which causes pneumonia that is asymptomatic in 90% of cases. It also mentions Coccidioides immitis, which causes chronic granulomatous inflammation known as valley fever, and Aspergillus, Malassezia, Pneumocystis jirovecii, Cryptococcus neoformans, and several dermatophytes that can infect humans as either molds or yeasts.

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    Dimorphic fungi

    Blastomyces dermatitidis Skin lesion

    Skin lesion Multiple nodular


    lesion/cavitary in left
    upper lobe

    Conidia

    Broad base budding


    Histoplasma capsulatum Pneumonia

    90% asymptom
    10% symptom

    Coccidioides immitis: Chronic granulomatous


    Gej valley fever inflammation
    Atrhalgiaerythema
    multiformchronic
    granulomatous

    Mold
    Aspergillus
    Malassezia
    yeast
    Pneumocystis jirovecii

    Gomori methenamine silver stain


    Cryptococcus neoformans

    epidermophyton

    trichophyton

    Microsporum

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