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Sinuses and brain, lung, stomach and intestine, skin, disseminated, miscellaneous [8] Causes: Fungi of the Mucorales type [8] Risk factors: Diabetes, iron overload, low white cells, cancer, organ transplant, kidney problems, immunosuppressants, long-term steroids [7] Diagnostic method: Biopsy, culture, medical imaging [5] Differential diagnosis
Mycoses are caused by certain fungi; yeasts, molds and some fungi that can exist as both a mold and yeast. [3] [6] They are everywhere and infection occurs after spores are either breathed in, come into contact with skin or enter the body through the skin such as via a cut, wound or injection. [3]
Skin: subcutaneous nodule or cyst [2] Brain: neurogical symptoms [3] Causes: Breathing in or entry via a cut in the skin of dark filamentous fungi [3] Diagnostic method: Histology, culture, PCR [4] Differential diagnosis: Aspergillosis, chromoblastomycosis, cryptococcosis, mycetoma [3] Treatment: Surgical debridement/drainage, antifungals [3 ...
Chromoblastomycosis is a long-term fungal infection of the skin [2] and subcutaneous tissue (a chronic subcutaneous mycosis). [3] It can be caused by many different types of fungi which become implanted under the skin, often by thorns or splinters. [4] Chromoblastomycosis spreads very slowly. [citation needed]
Cutaneous actinomycosis is a chronic disease that affects the deep subcutaneous tissue of the skin. Caused by an anaerobic, Gram-positive, filamentous type of bacteria in the genus Actinomyces, [1]: 270 invasion of the soft tissue leads to the formation of abnormal channels leading to the skin surface (external sinus tracts) that discharge pale yellow sulfur granules.
Basidiobolomycosis may appear as a firm nodule in the skin which becomes purplish with an edge that appears to be slowly growing outwards. [3] [5] It is generally painless but may feel itchy or burning. [3] [5] There can be one lesion or several, and usually on the arms or legs of children. [5] Pus may be present if a bacterial infection also ...
There may be no symptoms, [4] or talaromycosis may present with small painless skin lesions. [2] The head and neck are most often affected. [2] Other features include: fever, general discomfort, weight loss, cough, difficulty breathing, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, swelling of the spleen (splenomegaly), liver swelling (hepatomegaly), swollen lymph nodes (lymphadenopathy), [2] and anemia.
Mycosis-related cutaneous conditions are caused by fungi or yeasts, and may present as either a superficial or deep infection of the skin. Pages in category "Mycosis ...