| 1. | candidiasis |
| 2. | aspergillus |
| 3. | cryptococcus neoformans |
| 4. | zygomycosis (mucormycosis) |
patterns of immune dysfunction and associated fungal infection:
| 1. | decreased cell-mediated immunity |
| • | disseminated crypto |
| • | oral/esophageal candidiasis |
| • | endemic mycoses – histoplasmosis, coccidioides, penicillium marneffei (take good work/travel history) |
| 2. | neutrophil defects |
| • | candidiasis |
| • | aspergillosis neutropenic patient |
| • | zygomycosis: |
| • | pheaohyphomycosis (e.g. alterneria spp.) |
| • | hyalohyphomycosis (e.g. fusarium spp.) |
#1 opportunistic fungus for burns = fusarium (mnemonic: with a short "fuse" you get burned)