Abstract
The clinical diagnosis of any mycosis requires proof of the pathogenic fungus and, as far as possible, additional differentiation by fungal culture. • Endogenous mycosis is a fungal infection caused by saprophytic fungi, i.e. normal inhabitants of the gastrointestinal tract, especially as secondary mycosis following other immunocompromising diseases. • Exogenous mycosis is caused by primary pathogenic fungi: it may be localized or generalized, and it may have a preference for certain tissues or systems. • Systemic mycosis shows widespread dissemination, predominantly affecting particular organs and tissues; it may originate from endogenous or exogenous mycosis. • Thus, a mycotic disease of the liver and biliary tract is always systemic.
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(2008). Mycotic infections and the liver. In: Hepatology Textbook and Atlas. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-76839-5_26
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