Subcutaneous fungal infections

Malcolm Richardson, Katie R. Pang, Jashin J. Wu, David B. Huang, Stephen K. Tyring

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceedingChapter

    Abstract

    Subcutaneous mycoses are caused by a variety of mostly tropical organisms, usually when they are implanted into the dermis or the subcutaneous tissue. They rarely disseminate or become systemic. Sporotrichosis, mycetoma, and chromoblastomycosis are more common subcutaneous mycoses than are rhinosporidiosis, zygomycosis, pheohyphomycosis, and lobomycosis.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationDermatologic Therapy|Dermatol. Ther.
    Place of PublicationLondon
    PublisherMosby
    Pages523-531
    Number of pages8
    Volume17
    Edition2
    Publication statusPublished - 2004

    Keywords

    • Actinomycetoma
    • Chromoblastomycosis
    • Eumycetoma
    • Lobomycosis
    • Mycetoma
    • Pheohyphomycosis
    • Rhinosporidiosis
    • Sporotrichosis
    • Zygomycosis

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