MCQ MAHE 2000 Microbiology Answer 03

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The Correct Answer is C.

Dimorphic Fungi

Dimorphic fungi exhibit two different forms:
  • outside the body they grow as a mold, producing hyphae.
  • inside the body they grow in a nonmycelial form.
Dimorphic fungi may cause systemic mycoses, usually localized in the lungs with characteristic lesions called granuloma.

There are three important pathogenic dimorphic fungi:
  1. Coccidioides immitis: causes coccidioidomycosis (lungs).
  2. Histoplasma capsulatum: causes histoplasmosis (lungs).
  3. Blastomyces dermatitidis: causes blastomycosis (skin).

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