Difference between superficial Mycoses and Deep Mycoses
Superficial Mycoses
1. Affect
Affect hair and skin epidermis nail and hair.
For example; Tinea Versicolor
Tinea nigra
T. Corporis
2. Cause infection types
Pityriasis Versicolor
Tinea nigra
Black piedra
White piedra
3. Infection affect
Infection confined to skin or mucus membranes that don't invade into deeper tissue or organ.
4. Primary involved
Primary involved in skin or mucus membrane.
5. Caused by normal human skin flora, use of contaminated razors.
Found in soil, contact with infected animal.
6. Routes
Skin, nail, hair; routes of fungal entry infection.
7. Range of infection
Mild but chronic disease.
8. Body location fungal infection (site of infection).
Epidermis, superficial skin, nail, hair.
Deep Mycoses
(Systemic Mycoses)
1. Affect organ
For example; lung, respiratory organ, lymphatic and other organ.
For example, Aspergillosis (infection begins in respiratory system)
2. Primary Mycoses
Coccidioidomycosis
Histoplasmosis
Blastomycosis
Paracoccidiomycosis
3. Infection of internal organ of body.
4. Primary involved in respiratory system
5. Infection occurs by inhalation of air-borne candida.
6. Routes
Sinus, nose, lungs, routes of entry and affected parts of human body, blood vessels (via injury/catheter), oesophagus, Intestine.
7. Range from symptomatic infection to fetal decrease.
8. Body location (site of infection)
Brain, nasal, sinuses, lung, heart, blood vessel (via catheter), spleen, kidney, liver, stomach, intestine.
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