| Gilchrist's mycosis | An obsolete term for blastomycosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Gilchrist's disease | <disease> A fungal infection caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis. This rare fungal infection may produce inflammatory lesion of the skin or lungs or present as a disseminated disease to the skin, lungs, bones, liver, spleen and central nervous system. Uncommon unless patient is immunocompromised (AIDS). (27 Sep 1997) |
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| Gilchrist, Thomas | <person> U.S. Physician, 1862-1927. See: Gilchrist's disease, Gilchrist's mycosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mycosis | <disease> Any disease caused by a fungus. (12 May 1997) |
| mycosis cutis chronica | A chronic dermatomycosis caused by a fungus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mycosis framboesioides | <medicine> A disease, occurring in the Antilles and in Africa, characterised by yellowish or reddish tumours, of a contagious character, which, in shape and appearance, often resemble currants, strawberries, or raspberries. There are several varieties of this disease, variously known as framboesia, pian, verrugas, and crab-yaws. Origin: African yaw a raspberry. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mycosis fungoides | <oncology, tumour> A form of nonHodgkin lymphoma that first appears on the skin (cutaneous T-cell lymphoma). This is a tumour of T lymphocytes that accumulate in the dermis and epidermis and cause loss of the epidermis. A frequent secondary feature is fungal infection of lesions in the skin. (18 Nov 1997) |
| mycosis intestinalis | Gastroenteric form of anthrax, the symptoms of which are those of gastroenteritis followed by toxaemia and general depression. (05 Mar 2000) |