| Disease Name | Fungus | Presentation | Susceptibility |
|---|
| Aspergillosis | Aspergillus fumigatus (and other Aspergillus species) | Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA); aspergilloma; invasive or disseminated (bloodstream) infection | Persons with asthma, other allergic diseases, cystic fibrosis. Aspergilloma/invasive disease: most affected persons are immunosuppressed |
| Blastomycosis | Blastomyces dermatitidis | Pneumonia; skin infections; disseminated infections | Endemic in the central U.S. Infection most common after camping, fishing, hunting |
| Cand idiasis | Cand ida albicans, C. glabrata (and other Cand ida species) | Diaper rash; oral thrush; vaginitis; esophagitis; sepsis with dissemination to multiple organs | People with burns; recent antibiotic therapy; diabetes mellitus; indwelling catheters; immunosuppressant diseases, therapies, or conditions |
| Coccidioidomycosis | Coccidioides immitis | Pneumonia; bone infection; skin abscesses; meningitis | Endemic in the southwestern U.S. and parts of Central America. Infection common near construction projects; after earthquakes or other soil disturbances |
| Cryptococcosis | Cryptococcus neoformans | Meningitis; pneumonia; skin infections | Found in soil and pigeon droppings. Most affected persons are immunosuppressed |
| Dermatophytosis | Tinea species | Athlete's foot (Tinea pedis); beard (Tinea barbae); chest and back (Tinea corporis); groin (Tinea cruris); scalp (Tinea capitis); others | Infection often develops on warm, moist skin |
| Histoplasmosis | Histoplasma capsulatum | Pneumonia | Endemic in the Mississippi and Ohio River Valleys and parts of Central America; near caves; poultry farms |
| Phaeohyphomycosis | Various dematiaceous fungi, e.g., Cladophialophora, Bipolaris, Exophiala, Wangiella species | Skin infections; brain infections | Endemic in tropical countries; local skin disease may result from cuts or scratches. Disseminated disease occurs in the immunosuppressed |
| Pneumocystosis | Pneumocystis carinii | Pneumonia; disseminated infections | Most affected persons are immunosuppressed |
| Sporotrichosis | Sporothrix schenckii | Skin infections; lung, bone, joint, and disseminated infections | Outdoor skin exposures, e.g., gardening, land scaping. Lung and disseminated infections most common in alcoholics, persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes mellitus, or immunosuppression |
| Mucormycosis; Zygomycosis | Absidia, Mucor, Rhizopus and other species | Skin infections; pneumonia; invasive sinus and brain infections | Persons with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus or immune suppressing diseases, therapies, or conditions |