Emmonsiosis

[1][2] The lesions in the skin look like small red bumps and patches with a dip, ulcer and dead tissue in the centre.

[5] The lesions look like small red bumps and patches with a dip, ulcer and dead tissue in the centre.

[3][7] Following a revised taxonomy in 2017 based on DNA sequence analyses, five of these Emmonsia-like fungi have been placed under the separate genus Emergomyces.

[6] The disease has been observed among people who have a weakened immune system and risk factors include HIV, organ transplant and steroid use.

[1] In people with HIV, Emmonsiosis has been associated with Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome following initiating antiretroviral treatment.

[6] Other conditions that appear similar include tuberculosis,[5] blastomycosis, sporotrichosis, chicken pox, Kaposi's sarcoma and drug reactions.