Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Bibliography IX
4. Contents XI
5. Illustrations XIII
6. Introduction 1
7. PART I. The systemic mycoses
8. 1. Comparative pathogenesis 7
9. 2. Comparative immunologic aspects 13
10. 3. Therapeutic aspects 19
11. 4. Coccidioidomycosis 25
12. 5. Sporotrichosis 49
13. 6. Histoplasmosis 64
14. 7. North American blastomycosis 84
15. 8. South American blastomycosis 101
16. 9. Cryptococcosis 111
17. 10. Actinomycosis 130
18. 11. Nocardiosis 143
19. 12. Mycetoma 150
20. PART II. The intermediate mycoses
21. 13. Candidiasis 165
22. 14. Chromoblastomycosis 179
23. 15. Phycomycosis 189
24. 16. Aspergillosis 197
25. 17. Rhinosporidiosis 205
26. PART III. The superficial mycoses
27. 18. Dermatophytosis 213
28. 19. Tinea versicolor 252
29. 20. Tinea nigra 259
30. 21. Piedra 264
31. 22. Miscellaneous superficial disorders sometimes attributed to fungi 268
32. 23. Mycoses of the eye 272
33. 24. Fungi as occupational hazards 275
34. PART IV. Fundamentals of medical mycology
35. 25. Morphology of fungi 281
36. 26. Nutrition of fungi 293
37. 27. Variation, pleomorphism, and dimorphism in pathogenic fungi 297
38. 28. Classification of fungi 308
39. 29. Identification of fungi of importance in medical mycology 314
40. 30. Laboratory methods of diagnosis 392
41. Glossary 413
42. Index 421