Abstract

The reports on the subcutaneous infection cases by the opportunistic fungi, reported in Korean Journal of Dermatology, Annals of Dermatology and Korean Journal of Medical Mycology from 1960 to 1999, were summarized. The opportunistic subcutaneous fungal diseases were cryptococcosis, aspergillosis, mucormycosis, pheohypomycosis, pseudallescheriasis, chromomycosis, paecilomycosis, fusariosis, sporotrichosis. Only two cases were the systemic infection with cutaneous manifestations and the others were the primary cutaneous infection. Besides sporotrichosis, all the fungal diseases began to be reported since 1980's. The total number of the cases was insidiously increased. 

Keywords

Opportunistic subcutaneous fungal infections

KJMM 2000 September;5(3):101-107(7). Epub 2016 February 22
Copyright © 2000 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

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Korean/English

Author

Kyu Joong Ahn; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea

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Kyu Joong Ahn, Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea.

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Kyu Joong Ahn

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea

Since epub date 2016 February 22