| pseudallescheria | Ascomycetous fungi, family microascaceae, order microascales, commonly found in the soil. They are causative agents of mycetoma, maduromycosis, and other infections in humans. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Pseudallescheria boydii | A species of fungus that causes eumycotic mycetoma and pseuallescheriasis; its conidial (asexual) state is Scedosporium apiospermum. Synonym: Allescheria boydii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudallescheriasis | A variety of clinical diseases resulting from infection with Pseudallescheria boydii; e.g., pulmonary colonization, fungoma, and invasive pneumonitis, as well as mycotic keratitis, endophthalmitis, endocarditis, meningitis, sinusitis, brain abscesses, cutaneous and subcutaneous infections, and disseminated systemic infections. (05 Mar 2000) |