pseudallescheriasis

pseudallescheriasis
A variety of clinical diseases resulting from infection with Pseudallescheria boydii; e.g., bronchial colonization, and invasive pneumonitis, as well as mycotic keratitis, endophthalmitis, endocarditis, meningitis, sinusitis, brain abscesses, cutaneous and subcutaneous infections, and disseminated systemic infections.

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pseu·dal·les·che·ri·a·sis (sd-al″əs-kə-riґə-sis) infection with Pseudallescheria boydii; clinical manifestations are highly variable, the most common being eumycotic mycetoma and pulmonary infection. Formerly called allescheriasis.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Pseudallescheria boydii — A species of fungus that causes eumycotic mycetoma and pseudallescheriasis; its conidial (asexual) state is Scedosporium apiospermum; formerly called Allescheria boydii. * * * a widely distributed saprobic species commonly isolated from mycetoma… …   Medical dictionary

  • allescheriasis — al·les·che·ri·a·sis (al″əs kə riґə sis) former name for pseudallescheriasis …   Medical dictionary

  • scedosporiosis — sce·do·spo·ri·o·sis (se″do spor″e oґsis) pseudallescheriasis …   Medical dictionary

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