Biomaterial Database

[Systemic mycoses. 2. Systemic mycoses caused by dimorphous fungi (African histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, paracoccidioidomycosis,, sporotrichosis)]. 1976

W Meinhof

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010229	Paracoccidioidomycosis	A mycosis affecting the skin, mucous membranes, lymph nodes, and internal organs. It is caused most often by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. It is also called paracoccidioidal granuloma.	Blastomyces brasiliensis Infections,Blastomycosis, South American,Paracoccidioides Infection,Paracoccidioides Infections,Paracoccidioidomycoses,Blastomyces brasiliensis Infection,Paracoccidioidal Granuloma,Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Infection,Granuloma, Paracoccidioidal,Infection, Blastomyces brasiliensis,Infection, Paracoccidioides,Infection, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis,Infections, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis,Paracoccidioidal Granulomas,Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Infections,Paracoccidioidomycose,South American Blastomycosis
D001759	Blastomycosis	A fungal infection that may appear in two forms: 1, a primary lesion characterized by the formation of a small cutaneous nodule and small nodules along the lymphatics that may heal within several months; and 2, chronic granulomatous lesions characterized by thick crusts, warty growths, and unusual vascularity and infection in the middle or upper lobes of the lung.	Blastomycosis, North American,Gilchrist Disease,Gilchrist's Disease,Blastomycoses,Gilchrists Disease,North American Blastomycosis
D002489	Central America	A region of southern NORTH AMERICA extending from the southern border of MEXICO to the northern border of COLOMBIA. It separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean and is linked to SOUTH AMERICA by the Isthmus of Panama.
D006660	Histoplasmosis	Infection resulting from exposure to the fungus HISTOPLASMA.	African Histoplasmosis,Disseminated Histoplasmosis,Histoplasma duboisii Infection,Pulmonary Histoplasmosis,Histoplasma Infection,Histoplasma capsulatum Infection,Histoplasma Infections,Histoplasma capsulatum Infections,Histoplasma duboisii Infections,Histoplasmosis, African,Histoplasmosis, Disseminated,Histoplasmosis, Pulmonary,Infection, Histoplasma,Infection, Histoplasma capsulatum,Infection, Histoplasma duboisii
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000349	Africa	The continent south of EUROPE, east of the ATLANTIC OCEAN and west of the INDIAN OCEAN.
D000666	Amphotericin B	Macrolide antifungal antibiotic produced by Streptomyces nodosus obtained from soil of the Orinoco river region of Venezuela.	Amphocil,Amphotericin,Amphotericin B Cholesterol Dispersion,Amphotericin B Colloidal Dispersion,Fungizone
D013020	South America	The southern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending southward from the Colombia-Panama border.
D013174	Sporotrichosis	The commonest and least serious of the deep mycoses, characterized by nodular lesions of the cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues. It is caused by inhalation of contaminated dust or by infection of a wound with SPOROTHRIX.	Sporothrix Infection,Sporothrix brasiliensis Infection,Sporothrix schenckii Infection,Infection, Sporothrix,Infection, Sporothrix brasiliensis,Infection, Sporothrix schenckii,Sporothrix Infections,Sporothrix brasiliensis Infections,Sporothrix schenckii Infections,Sporotrichoses