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MYCOSIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An inflammatory condition caused by a fungus

Synonyms:

fungal infection; mycosis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("mycosis" is a kind of...):

zymosis ((medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mycosis"):

blastomycosis (any of several infections of the skin or mucous membrane caused by Blastomyces)

ringworm; roundworm; tinea (infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches)

coccidioidomycosis; coccidiomycosis; desert rheumatism; valley fever (an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules)

cryptococcosis (a fungal infection characterized by nodular lesions--first in the lungs and spreading to the nervous system)

candidiasis; monilia disease; moniliasis (an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans))

dermatomycosis; dermatophytosis (fungal infection of the skin (especially of moist parts covered by clothing))

favus (a contagious fungal infection of the scalp; occurs mainly in Africa and the Middle East)

keratomycosis (fungal infection of the cornea)

phycomycosis (any fungal infection caused by fungi of the Phycomycetes group)

sporotrichosis (a chronic fungal infection of the skin and lymph nodes)

rhinosporidiosis (fungal infection of the nose; often acquired while swimming)

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 Context examples: 

Representative examples include mycosis fungoides and primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma.

(Cutaneous T-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

The most common types are mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome.

(cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, NCI Dictionary)

The most common types are mycosis fungoides and Sezary syndrome.

(Cutaneous T-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, NCI Dictionary)

A mycosis affecting the skin, mucous membranes, lymph nodes, and internal organs.

(Paracoccidioidomycosis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A variant of mycosis fungoides, characterized by an exclusively intraepidermal atypical (cerebriform) lymphocytic infiltrate.

(Pagetoid Reticulosis, NCI Thesaurus)

Peripheral blood involvement by abnormal T-cells (cerebriform cells) is a late manifestation of mycosis fungoides, whereas it is the presenting finding in Sezary syndrome. —2003

(Mycosis Fungoides and Sezary Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Bergamot oil is used in the treatment of psoriasis, mycosis fungoides, and vitiligo.

(Citrus bergamia Extract, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare variant of mycosis fungoides, characterized by the development of folds of lax skin in the axillae or groins.

(Granulomatous Slack Skin Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

There is no difference in clinical presentation or outcome between mycosis fungoides-associated follicular mucinosis and pilotropic mycosis fungoides.

(Folliculotropic Mycosis Fungoides, NCI Thesaurus)

Cases without mucinous degeneration have been reported as pilotropic mycosis fungoides.

(Folliculotropic Mycosis Fungoides, NCI Thesaurus)