phaeohyphomycosis

phaeohyphomycosis

 [fe″o-hi″fo-mi-ko´- sis] a hyphomycosis" >hyphomycosis in which the infecting fungus is dark in color; most are opportunistic infections.

phae·o·hy·pho·my·co·sis

(fē'ō-hī'fō-mī-kō'sis), A group of superficial and deep infections caused by fungi that form pigmented hyphae and yeastlike cells in tissue, that is, dematiaceous fungal infections other than chromoblastomycosis and mycetomas. In humans, cats, and horses, phaeohyphomycosis is caused by many species. [G. phaios, dusky, + hyphē, web, + mycosis]

phaeohyphomycosis

Mycology An infection caused by dematiaceous hyphae with yeast forms in tissue. Cf Chromoblastomycosis.

phae·o·hy·pho·my·co·sis

(fē'ō-hī'fō-mī-kō'sis) A group of superficial and deep infections caused by fungi that form pigmented hyphae and yeastlike cells in tissue. [G. phaios, dusky, + hyphē, web, + mycosis]