>>298264
here. i looked it up for you.
Patients who are immunocompromised are more predisposed to systemic mycoses, but they can develop in otherwise healthy patients. Systemic mycoses can be split between two main varieties, endemic respiratory infections and opportunistic infections.
<this is true
Fungi that only result in systemic infection in immunocompromised or sick people include:
Candida species including non-albicans candida (causing candidiasis)
Aspergillus species (causing aspergillosis)
Cryptococcus (causing cryptococcosis)
Zygomycetes (causing zygomycosis).
<this one is not true.
<both came off the same page.
https://dermnetnz.org/topics/skin-manifestations-of-systemic-mycoses
The clinical features of a systemic mycosis depend on the specific infection and which organs have been affected. Infections in people with normal immune function may result in very minor symptoms or none at all (this is called subclinical infection).
<this is true.
Invasive lung mycoses typically result in a progressive dry cough, shortness of breath, pain when taking a deep breath and fever.
<this is not true
<invasive lung mycoses may present with productive cough and no fever.
caveat emptor.