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Dermatophytosis (Tinea Infection)

Superficial infection of keratinized tissues (skin, hair, nails). Notable symptoms include itching, redness, scaling, ring-shaped lesions with raised borders and central clearing, hair loss, and thickened or brittle nails.

Tinea Nigra

Superficial infection confined to the stratum corneum. Notable symptoms include painless, flat, brown-to-black patches with well-defined borders, typically on the palms and soles.

Mycetoma

Chronic subcutaneous infection of the skin and underlying tissue, usually affecting the foot. Notable symptoms include gradual, painless swelling, draining sinuses discharging pus with colored grains, and deep tissue or bone damage.

Sporotrichosis

Chronic skin and subcutaneous infection acquired via traumatic skin entry. Notable symptoms include small bumps at the inoculation site, nodules or ulcers spreading along lymphatic vessels, and potential dissemination in severe cases.

Histoplasmosis

Systemic infection acquired by inhaling spores from soil with bird or bat droppings. Notable symptoms include fever, cough, chest pain, and fatigue, with severe cases spreading to the liver, spleen, or bone marrow.

Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever)

Systemic infection acquired by inhaling airborne soil spores. Notable symptoms include fever, cough, chest pain, shortness of breath, night sweats, and joint/muscle pain, with potential spread to skin, bones, or CNS.

Blastomycosis

Systemic infection acquired by inhaling fungal spores from moist soil or decaying matter. Notable symptoms include fever, cough, chest pain, night sweats, raised or ulcerated skin lesions, and possible dissemination to bones or the CNS.

Candidemia

Opportunistic bloodstream infection common in hospitalized patients. Notable symptoms include persistent fever, chills, rapid heart rate, low blood pressure, and potential progression to sepsis.

Cryptococcosis

Opportunistic infection starting in the lungs after inhalation. Notable symptoms include cough, fever, chest pain, and severe CNS meningitis (headache, stiff neck, confusion), especially in immunocompromised individuals.

Aspergillosis

Opportunistic infection acquired by inhaling airborne mold spores. Notable symptoms include cough, fever, chest pain, asthma-like symptoms (allergic form), and severe respiratory breakdown with organ spread (invasive form).