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Sporotrichosis, also known as rose handler's disease, [2] is a fungal infection that may be localised to skin, lungs, bone and joint, or become systemic. [2] [4] It presents with firm painless nodules that later ulcerate. [3] Following initial exposure to Sporothrix schenckii, the disease typically progresses over a period of a week to several ...
What it looks like: Athlete’s foot is a rash caused by a fungal infection of the skin. People typically develop a rash between the toes, and the skin becomes white, moist, and falls apart ...
Ringworm is a fungal infection that causes a red, itchy, circular rash on the skin with raised edges and a clear center, says Dr. Kamangar. The rash may be scaly, bumpy, or blistered, and can ...
A skin lesion due to Coccidioides infection. An estimated 60% of people infected with the fungi responsible for coccidioidomycosis have minimal to no symptoms, while 40% will have a range of possible clinical symptoms.
People who have C. gattii infection need to take prescription antifungal medication for at least 6 months; usually the type of treatment depends on the severity of the infection and the parts of the body that are affected. For people who have asymptomatic infections or mild-to-moderate pulmonary infections, the treatment is usually fluconazole.
The majority of tinea versicolor is caused by the fungus Malassezia globosa, although Malassezia furfur is responsible for a small number of cases. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] These yeasts are normally found on the human skin and become troublesome only under certain conditions, such as a warm and humid environment, although the exact conditions that cause ...
Treatment of infections with P. boydii is complicated by resistance to many of the standard antifungal agents normally used to treat infections by filamentous fungi. [4] Fungal pneumonia caused by this mold was the cause of death in three athletes submerged in the Yarkon River after a bridge collapsed during the 1997 Maccabiah Games. [5]
Emmonsia parva (formerly Chrysosporium parvum) is a filamentous, saprotrophic fungus and one of three species within the genus Emmonsia. [1] [2] The fungus is most known for its causal association with the lung disease, adiaspiromycosis [3] which occurs most commonly in small mammals but is also seen in humans. [2]