Contributors ix

Preface xi

1 The Fungal Kingdom: Essentials of Mycology 1

2 Pathogenesis of Fungal Diseases 7

3 Epidemiology of Fungal Disease 13

4 Diagnosis of Fungal Disease 23

5 Antifungal Therapy 35

6 Fungal Disease of Bone and Joint 49

7 Fungal Diseases of the Cardiovascular System 69

8 Fungal Meningtis 81

9 Mycoses causing mass lesions of the Central Nervous System 95

10 Fungal Diseases in Dermatology 103

11 Fungal Infections of the Ear, Nose and Throat 131

12 Fungaemia and Disseminated Fungal Infection 143

13 Fungal Infection of the Gastrointestinal Tract 165

14 Fungal Diseases in Genitourinary Medicine 179

15 Fungal Infections of the Kidney and Those Associated with Renal Failure, Dialysis and Renal Transplantation 201

16 Fungal Diseases in Ophthalmology 221

17 Fungal Infections of the Respiratory Tract 235

Index 269

C. C. Kibbler is the editor of Principles and Practice of Clinical Mycology, published by Wiley.

D. W. R. MacKenzie is the editor of Principles and Practice of Clinical Mycology, published by Wiley.

F. C. Odds is the editor of Principles and Practice of Clinical Mycology, published by Wiley.