Nannizziopsis obscura….humans…

kinyonga

Chameleon Queen
This fungus is rarely seen in humans so far…but one form of nannizziopsis is seen in chameleons and forms of it are seen often in other reptiles…

Nannizziopsis is a genus of fungi with several known cases in reptiles of pyogranulomatous infections at cutaneous and musculoskeletal level, of rapid and fatal evolution. There are few cases of this genus described in humans, mainly skin affection but also with visceral abcesses, typically in immunosuppressed patients, with a recent visit to Africa”…
https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-022-07958-3
 
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