Micro 59: Role of Fungi in Disease
This episode translates fungal mechanisms into clinical syndromes. Drawing from Murray’s Chapter 59, it examines how fungi produce disease across a spectrum - from superficial colonisation to invasive systemic infection.
The narrative is structured by depth of involvement:
* Superficial and cutaneous infections - dermatophytes, Candida, Malassezia
* Subcutaneous infections - following traumatic implantation
* Systemic endemic mycoses - inhaled environmental spores
* Opportunistic invasive infections - in immunocompromised hosts
The respiratory tract often serves as the portal of entry for…
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