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So far as the pathogens to be described below are concerned, the term “saprophytic mycosis” is of purely historical interest. The term was formerly used as a collective name for pityriasis versicolor, erythrasma and trichomycosis palmellina. The pathogens were at that time described as “actinomyces-like or coccoid fungal elements”. According to current practice, the agents of pityriasis versicolor are now classified as yeasts, and the agents of erythrasma and trichomycosis palmellina as bacteria.
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Nolting, S., Fegeler, K. (1987). Diseases Resembling Mycosis — Saphrophytic Mycoses. In: Medical Mycology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72553-1_6
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