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Skin Terminology
Mycological Terminology
Fungus: Lower member of the plant or vegetable kingdom without chlorophyll and without differentiation into root, leaves or stem.
- When a daughter cell is formed by budding from a spore, it is called a Blastospore, e.g., monilia (candida).
- When a spore is borne on a specialized filament, and remains attached or separated on maturation by constriction at its point of attachment, it is known as Conidiospore (or simply conidium), and the specialized filament bearing it is known as Conidiophore, Macroconidia are those conidiospores which are mostly multi-celled and large. Microconidia are those spores which are single-celled and small. Spore formation is best studied in cultures. The division of fungi into various genera and species is based on the characteristics of these spores.
Hypha: A single filament of the fungus. It may be septate, e.g., divided by means of transverse walls or septa into a chain of cells, or non-septate, when not so divided.
Mycelium: A mass of hyphae produced by elongation and branching.
Dermatomycoses: All fungus infections of the skin, both superficial and deep, e.g., tinea, actinomycosis, blastomycosis etc.
Dermatophytoses: Superficial infections of the skin, e.g. tinea.
Epidermophytosis: Infection with Epidermophyton.
Trichophytosis: Infection with Trichophyton.
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Fibromas
Knuckle Pads
Cutaneous Tags
Keloid
Lipomas
Leiomyoma
Neuroma
Glomus Tumour
Seborrhoeic Warts
Keratoses
Basal Cell Epithelioma
Squamous Cell Epithelioma
Intra-Epidermal Epithelioma
Paget's Disease
Malignant Melanoma
Mycosis Fungoides
Hodgkin's Disease
Dermoid cyst
Pilonidal cyst
Benign cystic epithelioma
Syringoma (Hidradenomes eruptifis)
Sebaceous cyst
Milium
Mucous cyst
Hydrocystoma |
