Abstract

GARCES-ABAD, María Adelaida  and  CARDONA-CASTRO, Nora. Pseudomycosis due to opportunists: Lack of knowedge and diagnostic challenges. CES Med. [online]. 2021, vol.35, n.3, pp.257-271.  Epub Mar 15, 2022. ISSN 0120-8705.  https://doi.org/10.21615/cesmedicina.5125.

Infections generated by microorganisms that look like fungi but are not fungal are called pseudomycosis. This review addresses pseudomycosis by more frequent opportunists: actinomicosis, botryomycosis, nocardiosis and prototechosis, from an etiological, epidemiological and clinical perspective. In addition, clinical and paraclinical tools are reviewed to facilitate diagnosis, and and treatment guides are updated.

Keywords : opportunistic infections, actinomyces, nocardia, prototheca; pseudomycosis.

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