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Yeasts on human skin
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Yeasts on human skin — extra information
Categories:
Infections
ICD-10:
B37.2, B45.2
ICD-11:
1F23.Z, 1F2D.1, 1F27.Y
SNOMED CT:
62093005, 49883006, 402133004, 240724004

Infections

Yeasts on human skin


Created 2015.

Yeasts causing disease in human skin include:

They are recognised as yeasts on microscopy by noting roundish cells which divide by budding. They also form a pseudomycelium of pseudohyphae in culture.

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