Subcutaneous mycoses
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- What is subcutaneous mycosis defined as?
- How is subcutaneous mycosis typically introduced into the body?
- What is mycetoma?
- What are the characteristic features of mycetoma?
- What commonly causes mycetoma?
- Where do microabscesses form in mycetoma?
- What happens when microabscesses burst in mycetoma?
- What is the typical discharge from mycetoma sinuses?
- What is the most common site of mycetoma infection?
- What is the color and consistency of mycetoma granules dependent on?
- What is the typical appearance of lesions in mycetoma?
- What is the gender ratio for mycetoma occurrence?
- What age group is most affected by mycetoma?
- What is the primary treatment for mycotic mycetomas?
- What is essential for the clinical diagnosis of mycetoma?
- What is the laboratory diagnosis of mycetoma based on?
- What is rhinosporidiosis caused by?
- Where are most rhinosporidiosis cases reported?
- Why is R. seeberi difficult to culture?
- What is the mode of infection for R. seeberi suggested to be?
- What characterizes the lesions in rhinosporidiosis?
- How is rhinosporidiosis diagnosed in the laboratory?
- What do sporangia contain?
- What is the treatment for rhinosporidiosis?
- What is sporotrichosis also known as?
- What causes sporotrichosis?
- Where is S. schenckii commonly found?
- How does sporotrichosis typically enter the body?
- What happens at the site of thorn injury in sporotrichosis?
- What occurs to regional lymph nodes in sporotrichosis?
- What are the two phases of S. schenckii?
- What does the yeast phase of S. schenckii look like?
- What stain is useful for demonstrating S. schenckii structures?
- What does the fungus produce on SDA at 25°C?
- What do asteroid bodies consist of?
- What is the drug of choice for sporotrichosis treatment?
- What does chromomycosis include?
- What causes chromoblastomycosis?
- What characterizes chromoblastomycosis lesions?
- What is the laboratory diagnosis for chromoblastomycosis?