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Fungal infections

mycoses, mycosis, fungal diseases

 

-  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

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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