Histopathologic Features of Mycotic Infections.
- Author:
Kye Yong SONG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Histopathology;
Superficial mycoses
- MeSH:
Aspergillosis;
Azure Stains;
Candidiasis;
Chromoblastomycosis;
Coloring Agents;
Cryptococcosis;
Diagnosis;
Fusariosis;
Inflammation;
Methenamine;
Mucins;
Mycetoma;
Mycoses;
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis;
Sporotrichosis;
Tinea;
Tinea Versicolor;
Zygomycosis
- From:Korean Journal of Medical Mycology
1997;2(1):17-24
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Fungal diseases are grouped arbitarily into three broad categories based on the predominant location of infection within the body : superficial, cutaneous and subcutansous, and systemic. The Histopathologic features of more common fungal diseases were summarized in the table 1. and described in the text briefly. Herein described were superficial mycoses including dermatophytoses, pityriasis versicolor, cutaneous and subcutaneous including chromomycosis, rhinosporiodiosis, sporotrichosis, and systemic mycoses such as aspergillosis, candidiasis, cryptococcosis, fusariosis, zygomycosis and pneumocystosis. Characteristic and main histologic findings are granulomatous inflammation with respective organisms. The diagnosis of mycotic disease has four basic approach: clinical, mycologic, immunologivc and pathologic. Variety of host reaction are noted from non-specific reaction to granulomatous or mycetoma formation. Most important thing is mycological isolation and identification in the tissue. Multiple sections and special stains such as Gomori`s methenamine silver, Perioidic Acid Schiff, mucin stains, gram stains, acid fast stain, Giemsa stains are also very useful.
