Pharyngomycosis

Pharyngomycosis: signs, causes and treatment

Pharyngomycosis is a fungal infection of the pharyngeal mucosa caused by the Leptothrix fungus. This type of fungus feeds on keratinized epithelium and can cause the appearance of whitish dense formations in the form of spikes on the surface of the mucous membrane of the posterior pharyngeal wall, lateral ridges and in the lacunae of the palatine tonsils.

With pharyngomycosis, the patient may experience an unpleasant sensation of something foreign in the

Pharyngomycosis is an infection of the mouth and throat with fungi. Not all fungi that cause this type of disease have all the symptoms. Pharyngomycosis can be caused by fungi of the genus Candida or molds of the genus Aspergillus fumigatus or Penicillium, as well as hundreds of other species of fungi. However, in most cases, fungi belonging to the genus Candida are detected in the form of yeast (the letter C in the abbreviation Candida stellata, Candida intermedia etc.).