Phaeohyphomycosis
phaeohyphomycosis phae·o·hy·pho·my·co·sis (fē’ō-hī’fō-mī-kō’sĭs)
n.
Any of a group of superficial and deep infections caused by dematiaceous fungi that form hyphae and yeastlike cells in tissue.
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