Candidiasis

pathogenesis Spores inhaled from soil, transform to yeast in lungs, phagocytosed by macrophages. Intracellular multiplication, dissemination, granulomatous host response as in TB. May resolve, resolve with scarring, remain active in lungs, or, especially in settings of immunocompromise, disseminate. ................
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