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*Examples- ''Hortaea werneckii'', causing tinea nigra, and ''Piedraia hortae'', causing black piedra
 
*Examples- ''Hortaea werneckii'', causing tinea nigra, and ''Piedraia hortae'', causing black piedra
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'''Cutaneous''': Also known as [[Dermatophytosis|'''dermatophytoses''']]
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'''Cutaneous''': including [[Dermatophytosis|'''dermatophytoses''']]
 
*Only affect superficial keratinized tissue- skin, hair and nails
 
*Only affect superficial keratinized tissue- skin, hair and nails
 
*Again generally not dangerous
 
*Again generally not dangerous
*Examples- ''Candida albicans'', causing candidiasis of the skin and nails, ''Microsporum'' species
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*Examples- [[Yeast-like fungi#Candidosis|''Candida albicans'']], causing [[Yeast-like fungi#Candidosis|candidiasis]] of the skin and nails and ''Microsporum'' species
    
[[Subcutaneous Mycoses|'''Subcutaneous''']]: Usually cause chronic localised infections of the skin and underlying dermis
 
[[Subcutaneous Mycoses|'''Subcutaneous''']]: Usually cause chronic localised infections of the skin and underlying dermis
*Normally reside in soil and vegetation; they enter skin through cuts and grazes
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*Normally reside in soil and vegetation, entering the skin through cuts and grazes
 
*Can occasionally affect the deep tissues, e.g. bones and muscles
 
*Can occasionally affect the deep tissues, e.g. bones and muscles
*Examples- ''Sporothrix schenkii'', causing sporotrichosis, ''Madurella mycetomatis''  causing mycetoma
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*Examples- [[Subcutaneous Mycoses#Sporotrichosis|''Sporothrix schenkii'']], causing [[Subcutaneous Mycoses#Sporotrichosis|sporotrichosis]], [[Subcutaneous Mycoses#Eumycotic Mycetoma|''Madurella mycetomatis'']] causing [[Subcutaneous Mycoses#Eumycotic Mycetoma|mycetoma]]
    
[[Systemic Mycoses|'''Systemic''']]: Also known as '''deep''', '''endemic''' or '''primary'''
 
[[Systemic Mycoses|'''Systemic''']]: Also known as '''deep''', '''endemic''' or '''primary'''
*Usually serious; sometimes fatal
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*Usually serious  
*Examples- ''Histoplasma capsulatum'' causing histoplasmosis, ''Blastomyces dermatitidis'' causing blastomycosis
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*Sometimes fatal
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*Examples- [[Systemic Mycoses#Histoplasmosis|''Histoplasma capsulatum'']] causing [[Systemic Mycoses#Histoplasmosis|histoplasmosis]], [[Systemic Mycoses#Blastomycosis|''Blastomyces dermatitidis'']] causing [[Systemic Mycoses#Blastomycosis|blastomycosis]]
    
'''Opportunistic''': Ubiquitous fungi that affect only susceptible hosts; immunocompetent individuals are normally resistant
 
'''Opportunistic''': Ubiquitous fungi that affect only susceptible hosts; immunocompetent individuals are normally resistant
*Examples- ''Aspergillus fumigatus'', causing aspergilliosis, ''Cryptococcus neoformans'', causing cryptococcosis
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*Examples- [[Systemic Mycoses#Aspergillosis|''Aspergillus fumigatus'']], causing [[Systemic Mycoses#Aspergillosis|aspergilliosis]], [[Yeast-like fungi#Cryptococcosis|''Cryptococcus neoformans'']], causing [[Yeast-like fungi#Cryptococcosis|cryptococcosis]]
    
=Immunity to fungi=
 
=Immunity to fungi=
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