1. Fungi of Relevance to Dentistry
Department of Basic Science
College of Dentistry
University of Mosul
Eman A. Mustafa
Fungi of Relevance to Dentistry

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Fungi are classified in to:
1-Yeast(unicellular)
2-Mould(filamentous fungi)
3-Dimorphic fungi
#Hyphae(singular hypha or hyphum)
#Mycelium(mass of hyphae that form the mould colony)
#Mould (multicellular form have filaments separated by cross wall (septa)which divide the hyphae) thus forming multicelular type of structure.
#Pseudomycelium of C.albicans appear under semianaerobic conditions and consist of elongated cells that may remain end to end in chain. .

3. Yeasts
SELECTED GENERA
Candida
Cryptococcus

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Candida albicans in oral cavity:
*Yeast of the genus candida are the most important
fungal pathogen in the oral cavity
*Yeast are unicellular ,oval or spherical organisms. 2 -5µ in diameter ,stain positively by gram method .Most yeast develop pseudohyphae (chains of elongated budding cells devoid of septa).
*Candida is a commensal organisms found in 40-80% of normal humans, and is present in the mouth ,gut and vagina.
*The predominant fungi isolated from human mouth belong to the genus Candida
while there are more than 350 Candida species approximately 10 of these colonize the oral cavity. More than 90℅ of yeast infections are caused by C albicans Candida is found in the mouth of ℅ of healthy people . . .

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Several species in the genus Candida are found in humans including
C. albicans
C. tropicalis
C. krusei
C. laborata
but C. albicans is responsible for majority of infections. .

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Characteristics:
Candida albicans typically grows as spherical to oval budding yeast cell, 3 -5µ in size, these are also called blastospore.
Candida albicans is adimorphic fungus ,it can take two forms ,most of time it exist as oval ,single yeast cells which reproduce by budding, but under physiological conditions it may develop in to hyphal form .

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Culture and Identification:
* Cultures grow on sabouraud medium as a creamy white colonies that have a yeasty odor .

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*Candida albicans and C.dubliniens is may be differentiated from Candida species by their ability to produce germ tubes and chlamydospore.

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Germ tubes:
When yeast cell are incubate for 3hrs. at 37 Ċ in serum both C.albicans and C.dubliniensis form germ tubes

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*Both C.albicans and C.dubliniensis form round ,thick ,
wall resting structures called chlamydospores ,when incubated at 22 _25Ċ with degreased O2 on an
nutritionally poor medium(corn meal agar).

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Blastospore and Chlaymdospore of C. albicanis

12. Differential diagnosis of candida species
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Differential diagnosis of candida species
Lactose
Sucrose
Maltose
Glucose - A AG
C. albicans
C. tropicalis
C.pseudotropicalis
C. krusei
C. dubliniensis

13. Diagnoses 1. Demonstration of yeasts in Gram-stained smear, followed
by culture of specimen on Sabouraud agar.
2. Serology or novel PCR-based molecular methods or
blood culture (in suspected candidaemia) are helpful in
the diagnosis of disseminated candidiasis.
3. Histopathological examination of a biopsy of the lesion .

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C.albicans possesses a number virulent attributes, including
#The ability to adhere to host tissue and prostheses(e.g.denture)
# The ability to form hyphae that help in tissue invasion.
#The potential to switch (e.g. rough to smooth colony formation and modify the surface antigen.
#The production of extracellular phospholipase and proteinase(which appear to breakdown physical defense barriers of the host.

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Pathogenicity:
Superficial candidiasis.
1-Mucosal infection. Thrush on buccal mucosa and vagina, other, manifestation include Erythematous and hyperplastic candidiasis .
2-Skin infection.
3-Nappy rash in children may be caused by C. albicans derived from the lower gastrointestinal tract.
4-Candidal paronychia. Is a colonized inflammation around and under the nails.

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Mucocutaneous Candidiasis:
Involve both skin and oral and /or vaginal mucosa.
Systemic or deep Candidiasis:
This may involve ,the lower respiratory tract, meninges , bone, kidney and eye is common.

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Oral infections
Included among the oral candidal infections are thrush hyperplastic candidiasis erythematous, denture stomatitis.

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Thrush or pseudomembranous candidiasis:
Characterized by white membranes on the surface of oral mucosa ,tongue and else where. It can easily removed by wiping.

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Hyper plastic Candidiasis or Candida leucoplakia :
The lesion present as chronic discrete raised areas vary from small translucent ,whitish areas to large dense opaque plaques.

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May be the most under diagnosed and misdiagnosed oral manifestation of HIV disease. The clinical presentation is one or more asymptomatic erythematous areas generally on the dorsum of the tongue ,palate or buccal mucosa.
Erythematous:

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Median rhomboid glossitis.
Characterized by an area of pappillry atrophy which is rhomboid in shape ,present centrally at the mid line of the tongue.

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Angular Stomatitis
Angular stomatitis or chellitis:
Present as erythema or fissuring of the corners of the mouth.

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Denture Stomatitis
The characteristic presenting signs are erythema and odema of the mucosa that is contact with the fitting surface of the upper denture

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Treatment:
Candida infections can be treated by 3 main groups of agents, depending on the type and sensitivity of infection.
# The polyenes(Nystatin or amphotericin)very effective for oral Candidal
#The DNA analogues.
#Azole agent( fluconazole) effective for both superficial and systemic mycoses

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Oral lesions due to fungi other than Candida are rare
Such as:
1-Cryptococcosis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans,is a budding yeast with thick capsule 5-15µ in diameter, identification by sputum and spinal fluid culture on SAB agar ,India ink preparation of spinal fluid are used in the demonstration of endocapsulated yeast which appear as translucent haloes.

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Cryptococcosis
A sub-acute or chronic infection which may affect the lungs(cause an influenza –like syndrome or pneumomia but most commonly manifests as a meningitis

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Serological Tests
Cryptococcosis
#Indirect fluorescent antibody
# Latex Agglutination(is used to detect the poly saccharide Ag) in urine,blood or spinal fluid.

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2-Histoplasmosis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum.
And 3-penicillosis caused by Penicillium marneffei.,may be seen in HIV disease and usually respond to intravenous amphotericin therapy.

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