Fungal Diseases - Columbia University

Begins in lungs ( can spread to brain, bone. 2) Histoplasma capsulatum - histoplasmosis; dimorphic. Lungs ( can spread to spleen, liver, lymph nodes. 3) Cryptococcus neoformans - encapsulated yeast. Lungs ( brain, meninges. 4) Pneumocystis carinii - pneumocystic pneumonia. Opportunist - infects individuals with severely depressed immune system ... ................
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