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MYCOLOGY

Fungi are eukaryotic organisms that do not contain chlorophyll, but have cell walls, filamentous structures, and produce spores. These organisms grow as saprophytes and decompose dead organic matter. There are between 100,000 to 200,000 species depending on how they are classified. About 300 species are presently known to be pathogenic for man.

There are four types of mycotic diseases:

Hypersensitivity - an allergic reaction to molds and spores
Mycotoxicoses - poisoning of man and animals by feeds and food products contaminated by fungi which produce toxins from the grain substrate
Mycetismus - the ingestion of preformed toxin (mushroom poisoning)
Infection by a fungus

In this section, we shall be concerned only with the last type.

BACTERIOLOGY IMMUNOLOGY VIROLOGY PARASITOLOGY MYCOLOGY

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CHAPTER ONE NEW VERSION
Introduction

Classification of fungi, morphology, diagnosis, treatment, clinical classification of mycoses

CHAPTER TWO
Actinomycetes

Actinomycosis, nocardiosis, streptomycetes

CHAPTER THREE NEW VERSION
Yeasts

Candidiasis, Cryptococcosis

CHAPTER FOUR NEW VERSION
Superficial Mycoses

Ringworm (Tinea): Ecology, etiology, therapy

CHAPTER FIVE NEW VERSION
Filamentous Fungi

Chromoblastomycosis, mycetomas (fungous tumors), zygomycosis, aspergillosis

CHAPTER SIX NEW VERSION
Dimorphic Fungi

Blastomycosis, histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, paracoccidioidomycosis, Sporotrichosis

CHAPTER SEVEN
Opportunistic mycoses

Diseases that occur in the immunocompromized patient

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CHAPTER EIGHT
Medical mycology glossary

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