ABSTRACT
Definition/Overview Opportunistic fungi are most commonly seen in immunocompromised hosts affecting predominantly the skin (Chaffin et al. 1995) and the respiratory tract, especially the guttural pouches (271) and the lungs (272-275) (King et al. 1962, ThirionDelalande et al. 2005) and rarely other systems such as the digestive tract (276-285) (de Bruijn & Wijnberg 2004). Of importance, guttural pouch
271 Endoscopic photograph of the normal right guttural pouch with the tympanic bulla (1), the stylohyoid bone (2), the
occipital condyle (3), the internal carotid artery (4), the
maxillary artery (5), the maxillary vein (6), and the hypoglossal
nerve (7).
