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Fusariosis

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Definition: OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS with the soil fungus FUSARIUM. Typically the infection is limited to the nail plate (ONYCHOMYCOSIS). The infection can however become systemic especially in an IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST (e.g., NEUTROPENIA) and results in cutaneous and subcutaneous lesions, fever, KERATITIS, and pulmonary infections.      Other names Fusarium Infection; Pulmonary Fusarioses; Invasive Pulmonary Fusarioses; Invasive Fusarioses; Infections, Fusarium; Infection, Fusarium; Fusarium Infections; Fusariosis, Pulmonary; Fusariosis, Invasive Pulmonary; Fusariosis, Invasive; Fusariosis, Disseminated; Fusarioses, Pulmonary; Fusarioses, Invasive Pulmonary; Fusarioses, Invasive; Fusarioses, Disseminated; Fusarioses; Disseminated Fusarioses; Pulmonary Fusariosis; Invasive Pulmonary Fusariosis; Invasive Fusariosis

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