Open AccessSuperficial and subcutaneous mycoses
Author(s) -
Giuseppe Lombardi,
Giuliana Lo Cascio,
Stefano Andreoni,
Elisabetta Blasi,
Marco Conte,
Farina Claudio,
Paolo Fazii,
Silvana Sanna,
Laura Trovato
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
microbiologia medica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2280-6423
pISSN - 1120-0146
DOI - 10.4081/mm.2020.9156
Subject(s) - subcutaneous tissue , biology , immune system , host response , mycosis , dermatology , pathology , medicine , immunology
Tegument mycoses are classified into three groups: 1) Superficial skin mycoses or superficial mycoses: infections sustained by fungi limited to the skin horny layer or the hair extrafollicular portion, without a significant inflammatory response in the host. 2) Skin mycoses (dermatophytosis) sensu stricto: fungal infections in which skin and its annexes, at the level of the keratinized layers, are involved with an evident immune response by the host 3) Mycosis of the subcutaneous tissue: fungal infections that mainly affect the subcutaneous tissue and secondarily, by contiguity, skin, bones and other tissues, with a strong immune response by the host [...].