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Preferred term

Fusariosis  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS with the soil fungus FUSARIUM. Typically the infection is limited to the nail plate (ONYCHOMYCOSIS). The infection can however become systemic especially in an IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST (e.g., NEUTROPENIA) and results in cutaneous and subcutaneous lesions, fever, KERATITIS, and pulmonary infections.

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Synonym(s)

  • Fusarium Infection

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-SWM17ZCP-R

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