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School of Molecular & Biomedical Science
The University of Adelaide
AUSTRALIA 5005

Contact:
Dr David Ellis
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The Subcutaneous Mycoses

These are chronic, localized infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue following the traumatic implantation of the aetiologic agent. The causative fungi are all soil saprophytes of regional epidemiology whose ability to adapt to the tissue environment and elicit disease is extremely variable.

Disease   Causative organisms Incidence
Sporotrichosis Sporothrix schenckii  Rare
Chromoblastomycosis  Fonsecaea, Phialophora,
 Cladosporium etc.
Rare
Phaeohyphomycosis Cladosporium, Exophiala, 
Wangiella, Bipolaris,
Exserohilum, Curvularia
Rare
Mycotic mycetoma Pseudallescheria, Madurella, 
Acremonium, Exophiala etc.
Rare
Subcutaneous zygomycosis
(Entomophthoromycosis) 
Basidiobolus ranarum
Conidiobolus coronatus
Rare
Subcutaneous zygomycosis
 (Mucormycosis) 
 
Rhizopus, Mucor, Rhizomucor,
Absidia, Saksenaea etc
Rare
Rhinosporidiosis Rhinosporidium seeberi Rare
Lobomycosis   Loboa loboi Rare