Background: Sporothrix brasiliensis-associated sporotrichosis is an emerging zoonotic mycosis in South America, especially in Brazil. Whereas sporotrichosis is classically described as a lymphangitic disease, multifocal forms occur, predominantly in people living with HIV (PLHIV). We report two cases of severe multifoc...
V. Poester, Bianca dos Santos Blan, R. Basso et al.· Pathogens· 0 citations
Blastomycosis is a fungal infection caused by
Blastomyces
spp, typically presenting with pulmonary involvement in endemic regions. Cutaneous involvement is the most common extrapulmonary manifestation and can pose a diagnostic challenge, especially in non-endemic areas.
We describe a case of a previous...
Othman Zeyad O. Alhekail, S. Belga, Karol F. Boschung et al.· Journal of the Association o...· 0 citations
A 77-year-old woman with a medical history of hypertension and diabetes presented with ulcerated purplish-red nodules on the lower extremities that had persisted for 3 months, and subsequent treatment with oral trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole led to gradual regression of the lesions and scar formation.
Nai-Xuan Lin, Ke-Ke Huang, De-Gang Yang· American Journal of Tropical...· 0 citations
: We report a case of Scedosporium boydii ( S. boydii )-induced cutaneous infection combined with generalized tinea corporis in a male patient with a long history of heavy alcohol consumption. The clinical presentation, diagnostic findings, treatment course, and outcome are described, together with a review of the rele...
Cheng-Xiang Lian, Jia-Guang Su· Clinical, Cosmetic and Inves...· 0 citations
Sporotrichosis, a subcutaneous mycosis, can manifest as severe disseminated disease in immunocompromised hosts. This report describes a challenging case of extracutaneous sporotrichosis in a 28‐year‐old female with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) on immunosuppressive therapy, who also faced significant socioeconomic...
Natália Chilinque Zambão da Silva, Jordanna de Paula Mendes Torres, V. R. Soares et al.· Case Reports in Infectious D...· 0 citations
Two cases of mucormycosis occurring in patients with idiopathic aplastic anemia highlight the particular difficulty of treating mucormycosis in patients with aplastic anemia, in whom the aggressiveness of the infection is compounded by hematological constraints that limit surgery and wound healing.
A. Benbachir, A. Bakhil, A. Kaboul et al.· International Journal of Adv...· 0 citations
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