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BOARDSmicrobiology
Major fungal Infections of Humans
| Tissue & Area Affected | Infection | Causative Fungus |
|---|---|---|
| Hair | Black piedra | peidraia hortae |
| Outer epidermis | pityriasis versicolor | malassezia furfur |
| Epidermis, hair, & dermis | dermatophytosis | microsporum, trichophyton & emidermophyton |
| Mucous membranes, skin, nails | Candidiasis | candida albicans |
| Thrush (mouth) | yeast infection | moniliasis children |
| nodules beneath skin, may invade lymphatics | sporotrichosis | sporothrix schenckii "picked by a rose thorn" |
| large fungat tumors of limbs & extremities | mycetoma, madura foot | pseudallescharia boydii, Madurella mycetomatis |
| Lung (spore dust) | coccidioidomycosis (San Joaquin Valley Fever) | coccidioides immitis |
| Lung (inhaled) | North American blastomycosis | Blastomyces dermatitidis |
| Lung (chicken coup cleaning) | Histoplasmosis | Histoplasma capsulatum |
| Lung (inhaled) | Chicago disease | Blastomyces dermatitidis |
| Lung (chicken coup cleaning) | Ohio Valley Fever | Histoplasma capsulatum |
| Lung (pigeon roosts) | Cryptococcosis (torulosis) | Cryptococcus Neoformans |
| Lungs (skin) | Paracoccidioidomycosis | Paracoccidioides brasiliensis |
| Lungs (skin) | South American blastomycosis | Paracoccidioides brasiliensis |
| Lung | necrotic pneumonia | Aspergillus fumigatus |