Curvularia

The fungus Curvularia is not noted in the MeSH Medical Subject headings. Other related searches and trees are shown here in its place.

Searched under 'Phaeohyphomycosis': OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS caused by the dematiaceous (darkly pigmented) MITOSPORIC FUNGI of ALTERNARIA, Bipolaris, CLADOSPORIUM, Curvularia, and EXOPHIALA. These fungi have pigmented HYPHAE due to MELANIN in the cell wall. The initial subcutaneous cyst from the infection can become systemic and spread rapidly to renal, pulmonary and cerebral systems (see CEREBRAL PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS) in an IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST.

Searched under 'Mitosporic Fungi': A large and heterogenous group of fungi whose common characteristic is the absence of a sexual state. Many of the pathogenic fungi in humans belong to this group.


Source: National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification
Images
Figure 1. Wet mount microscopy with multicellular conidia of Curvularia.
Figure 1. Wet mount microscopy with multicellular conidia of Curvularia.
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Notes
Figure 1 was contributed by Mohamad Sabbah, MD, Pola de la Torre MD, and Shipali Pulimamidi MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases; Alan Turtz MD, Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ. Please also refer to the Contributing Authors page for the list of IDSA 2012 case contributors. This image and the related case were originally presented at IDWeek 2012, a joint effort of Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), HIV Medical Association, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS), and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) during an interactive session on Fellows' Day. Copyright Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA), 2012. Used with permission.
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References
  1. National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification