Case-2: A 50-year-old male with a history of diabetes and hypertension presented
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Question
Case-2: A 50-year-old male with a history of diabetes and hypertension presented 1. This organism belong to the Class: with bilateral eye swelling and loss of vision for four weeks. Initial evaluation revealed atrial flutter and diabetic ketoacidosis. Blood and urine cultures were negative, and his hemoglobin Ale was significantly elevated at 17.7 (nl-4.5-6.3). Imaging studies revealed: chronic sinusitis with bilateral central retinal artery occlusion and bilateral renal artery infarcts, critical stenosis of the internal carotid, extension of previous acute infarction in bilateral frontal lobes, and new foci of acute infarctions in bilateral parietal lobes. Culture of the bilateral nasal debridement Staphylocoecus aweus and a fungus (image below). Patient progressively became hypotensive despite maximal pressors and expired. 2. What is your identification of the object? grew 3. Based on what 4 criteria?Explanation / Answer
Answer Case 2-
The class is Eurotiomycetes
The fungus that grew in the culture was Aspergillus fungus.
Identification of the object- This is because the picture is clearly showing a conidiophore with hyphae. Candida can also have similar structure but the presence of Candida fungus mostly found over skin.
Four criteria-