Mycoses Dues a Des champignons opportunistes observées au cours de 1000 autopsies

SummaryMycoses produced by opportunistic fungi or those of reduced pathogenicity have been investigated macro- and microscopically in histopathological material from 1000 unselected autopsies at a general hospital.Sixty-six of these mycoses were encountered: 54 corresponding to candidiasis, 8 to aspergillosis and 4 to combined aspergillosis-candidiasis. Analyses were made of the primary illnesses on which the mycoses were superimposed, their localisation and extension and also of the treatments where it seemed possible that these had influenced the appearance of fungal diseases.Candidiasis was normally observed in the alimentary canal (oesophagus and stomach) and was most frequently associated with diabetes (24% of cases). Of patients who presented with this mycosis 94% had received treatment with antibiotics and corticosteroids, together or separately.Aspergillosis was encountered most frequently with a pulmonary localisation; in one case a generalised form was seen in an individual suffering from aplast...

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