Phaeohyphomycosis
Phaeohyphomycosis
Definition
An opportunistic fungal infection caused by any of a variety of normally saprophytic fungi with hyaline hyphal elements. For example, Fusarium spp. infect neutropenic patients to cause pneumonia, fungemia, and disseminated infection with cutaneous lesions.
Also known as infection by dematiacious fungi [Phaehyphomycosis] — per MONDO