Main description:

Written by one of the very few pathologists who has real expertise in this field, this book is a comprehensive key for the identification of fungal infections in tissues. With updated terminology and presentation, all invasive mycoses-types are covered, detailing their epidemiology, pathology, histomorphology of fungal elements, and differential diagnoses. Each of the separate fungal groups has a good combination of text and high-quality illustrations which is a critical feature for clinicians to state the mycopathological diagnoses.

Key Features:
1. Elaborates on the histological observations of both the pathological reaction and the histomorphology of fungal elements, guiding the reader in the right direction for obtaining a diagnosis of the infection.
2. Includes key observations that can be a game-changer for infectious diseases specialists and histopathologists studying the combination of fungal morphology and host response.
3. Follows a logical layout, structure, and organization with a wealth of high-quality illustrations of the various fungi in tissues elucidated by different stains.

Contents:

Preface. About the author. Introduction. Histopathological classification of invasive mycoses. Histopathological staining of invasive fungi. Pathomorphological identification of invasive fungi. Identification of invasive fungi using in situ techniques. Glossary of medical mycology. Aspergillosis. Fusariosis. Scedosporiosis and lomentosporiosis. Mucormycosis. Entomophthoromycosis. Pythiosis. Hyalohyphomycosis, minor. Phaeohyphomycosis. Chromoblastomycosis. Mycetomas. Candidosis. Trichosporonosis. Cryptococcosis. Blastomycosis. Histoplasmosis capsulati. Histoplasmosis duboisii. Paracoccidioidomycosis. Sporotrichosis. Talaromycosis. Pneumocystosis. Lacaziosis. Coccidioidomycosis. Adiaspiromycosis. Rhinosporidiosis. Rare mycoses. Algoses. Index.