Table of Contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Aetiology: dermatophytes and the taxonomic problem; 3. Names: problems of nomenclature; 4. Problems of pathogenic status with special reference to mycelial yeasts; 5. Epidemiological problems; 6. Therapeutic problems; 7. Spores as allergens: a problem of sensitization; 8. Mycetism, mycotoxicoses, and hallucinogenic fungi: toxicological problems; 9. Training mycopathologists: an educational problem; 10. Regional developments; Postscript; Notes on the text; Bibliography and chronology; Names index; Subject index.

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A well-documented, illustrated survey of the historical background to disease caused by fungi.