HISTOLOGY
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM SKIN
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mycosis
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dermatomycosis
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dermatopyosis
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mycopathy
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Detailed explanation-1: -Cutaneous candidiasis is a dermatomycosis caused by the genus Candida, especially C. albicans, which infects skin, nails, and mucous membranes of the gastrointestinal and the genitourinary tract1-4.
Detailed explanation-2: -Dermatomycosis are mycotic diseases of skin caused by a few mycetes: dermatophytes, and some opportunistic fungi as Malassezia, Candida (not C. albicans), Trichosporon, Rhodutorula, Cryptococcus or Aspergillus, Geotrichum, Alternaria, etc.
Detailed explanation-3: -Dermatomycosis is the medical term for fungal infections of the skin and skin appendages (derma: skin; mykes: fungus), which encompass nails and hair. Fungal infection can happen any time there are injured or pathologically changed skin areas.