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mycosis - an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus. fungal infection. zymosis - (medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus) blastomycosis - any of several infections of the skin or mucous membrane caused by Blastomyces.
A definitive review of mycoses is beyond the scope of this chapter. Therefore, this discussion will be limited to and focus on the more common fungal infections caused by Candida, Aspergillus, and the endemic fungi, histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, and coccidiomycosis.