TO THE EDITOR—We read with interest the review authored by Lortholary et al [1] that highlights the importance of endemic fungal infections as potential travel-related diseases. However, in the Asia-Pacific region, the high-risk area of endemic mycoses is elusive [2]. China, the fourth-largest country in the world, has become one of the world's most popular tourist markets. We wish to draw atte...

Host immunity is essential in facilitating the eradication of infection. However, immunological recovery and an imbalance characterised by either suboptimum or excessive expression of immune responses can also be harmful to the host. Inflammatory responses triggered by rapid resolution of immunosuppression can lead to a series of localised and systemic reactions, termed immune reconstitution sy...

Exophiala species are ubiquitous dematiaceous yeast-like fungi of the order Chaetothyriales that bear melanin-like pigment in their cell wall that is responsible for their dark color and is thought to be a major fungal virulence factor [1–3]. Among the agents of phaeohyphomycosis (cutaneous, subcutaneous, and invasive infections caused by dark-walled fungi), most human Exophiala infections are ...

Fungal infections of the central nervous system (CNS) were considered rare until the 1970s. This is no longer true in recent years due to widespread use of corticosteroids, cytotoxic drugs and antibiotics. Immunocompromised patients with underlying malignancy organ transplantations and acquired immune deficiency syndrome are all candidates for acquiring fungal infections either in meninges or b...

BACKGROUND Invasive fungal diseases (IFD) caused by Cryptococcus and dimorphic fungi are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Isavuconazole (ISAV) is a novel, broad-spectrum, triazole antifungal agent (IV and by mouth [PO]) developed for the treatment of IFD. It displays potent activity in vitro against these pathogens and in this report we examine outcomes of patients with cryp...

Introduction: Les pathologies cutanées du sujet âgé ont des manifestations cliniques qui diffèrent de celles du sujet jeune. Le but de cette étude était de déterminer les pathologies cutanées motivant une consultation du sujet âgé en dermatologie à Lomé (Togo). Méthodes: Il s'agissait d'une étude transversale descriptive portant sur les nouveaux diagnostics d'affections cutanées colligés entre ...

Organ transplant recipients are a growing and increasingly important group of immunocompromised hosts in whom invasive mycoses remain one of the most significant infectious complications. 1–3 Although candida infections occur more frequently, the highest mortality rate associated with fungal infections in transplant recipients is for Aspergillus spp. infections. 4 The last decade has witnessed ...

Introduction. When analyzing constantly incoming information, it becomes clear that the growing risk of co-infections with a new coronavirus infection is main threat complications leading to death. Aim. A significant part information data accumulated by specialists on systemic mycoses, which often causes fatal outcome in infection. Material and methods . In study systematized about mycoses case...