Common Fungal Pathology 
 • Candida - Small yeast intermingled with pseudohyphae
 • Aspergillosis - Septate hyphae, forms conidial heads
 • Mucorales - Ribbon-like hyphae with right angle branching, rare septations
 • Sporotrichosis - Asteroid bodies (star-like) eosinophilic material surrounding yeasts
 • Histoplasmosis - Small yeast with narrow based budding. Can be grouped within macrophages
 • Coccidioidomycosis - Spherules with multiple endospores
 • Blastomycosis - Round, double refractile wall, single broad based bud
 • Cryptococcus neoformans - Narrow- budding yeast with mucicarmine positive capsules

UCSD Internal Medicine @ucsdim

#Fungal #Pathology #clinical #microscopy #table #atlas #key #comparison #morphology