Fungal infections
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Fungi are eukaryotes that grow predominantly by budding (yeasts) or by filamentous extensions called hyphae (molds).
Some fungi, such as Candida albicans, tend to grow predominantly as yeast but may also form hyphae.
Dimorphic fungi have both a yeast form (at human body temperature) and a mold form (at room temperature).
Types
histoplasmosis (Histoplasma capsulatum)
cryptococcosis (Cryptococcus neoformans)
blastomycosis (Blastomyces dermatidis)
coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides immitis)
paracoccidioidomycosis (Paracoccidioides brasiliensis)
aspergillosis (Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger)
zygomycosis or mucormycosis (Mucor, Rhizopus)
candidiasis (Candida)
sporotrichosis (Sporothrix schenckii)
torulopsosis (Torulopsis glabrata)
fusariosis (Fusarium)
pseudoallescheriasis (Pseudoallescheria boydii)
adiaspiromycosis (Chrysosporium parvum var crescens)
malasseziasis (Malassezia furfur)
scedosporiosis (Scedosporium apiospermum)
dermatophytoses
According to the localization
systemic fungal infection (disseminated fungal infection)
cutaneous fungal infections
pulmonary fungal infections
splenic fungal infections
renal fungal infections
digestive fungal infections
See also
invasive fungal infections
- refractory invasive fungal infections
References
Casadevall A, Pirofski LA. Polysaccharide-containing conjugate vaccines for fungal diseases. Trends Mol Med. 2005 Nov 22; PMID: 16309965
Lupetti A, Nibbering PH, Campa M, Del Tacca M, Danesi R. Molecular targeted treatments for fungal infections: the role of drug combinations. Trends Mol Med. 2003 Jun;9(6):269-76. PMID: 12829016
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Infections fongiques (fungal infections) (in french) by Pierre Brochu, MD, Université de Montréal, QC
Fungal genomes : Wiki and blog
Infections fongiques (fungal infections) (in french) by Pierre Brochu, MD, Université de Montréal, QC