phaeohyphomycosis

Term ID

DOID:14049

Synonyms

• Infection by dematiacious fungi
• phaehyphomycosis

Definition

A primary systemic mycosis located_in subcutaneous tissues, located_in brain, located_in sinuses, located_in lungs, or located_in peritoneal cavity, has_material_basis_in Exophiala dermatitidis, has_material_basis_in Phialophora, has_material_basis_in Curvularia hawaiiensis, has_material_basis_in Exserohilum, has_material_basis_in Cladophialophora bantiana, has_material_basis_in Phaeoannellomyces, has_material_basis_in Aureobasidium, has_material_basis_in Cladosporium cladosporoides, has_material_basis_in Alternaria or has_material_basis_in Rhinocladiella mackenziei and results_in_formation_of subcutaneous abscesses arising at the site of minor trauma, and occur in both immunosuppressed and immunocompetent individuals. (3)

References

• GARD:12803
• MESH:D060446

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:14049 )