Synonym(s)
Phycomycetosis; Phycomycosis; Zygomycoses; Zygomycosis
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Outdated term for deep mycoses, mostly occurring in the tropics, whose pathogens were formerly known as phycomycetes (algae fungi). The fungi defined as phycomycetes are now called entomophthorales or "fly killer fungi". Certain species of Entomophthorales also play a pathogenic role in humans (see e.g. conidiobolomycosis).
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Mucor, Rhizopus, Absidia, Mortierella, Cunninghamella, Zygomycetes, Zygomycetes, Entomophthorales, Conidiobolus species,
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S.a. Mucorycoses
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Harmann RR et al (1964) Subcutaneous phycomycosis in Nigeria. Br J Dermatol 76:408-420
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