{"title":"Concurrent pulmonary aspergillosis and phaeohyphomycosis due to Verruconis spp. in a stem cell transplant recipient with chronic graft-versus-host disease","authors":"Xosse Carreras , Francisco Machiavello Roman","doi":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2026.100764","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2026.100764","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Immunocompromised patients are at risk of complex invasive fungal infections. We report the case of a patient with profound immunosuppression following allogeneic stem cell transplantation who presented with a concurrent pulmonary infection due to <em>Aspergillus nidulans</em> and <em>Verruconis</em> spp. This case highlights the therapeutic challenges of managing simultaneous aspergillosis and phaeohyphomycosis in a patient with significant immune compromise.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51724,"journal":{"name":"Medical Mycology Case Reports","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 100764"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146038158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elisabeth Anke Schuldt, Karen Voss, Thomas Schwarz, Stephan Weidinger, Dora Violetta Stölzl, Jochen Brasch
{"title":"An unusual granulomatous tinea due to Nannizzia incurvata in Germany without evidence of an acquisition from outside Europe and reduced itraconazole susceptibility","authors":"Elisabeth Anke Schuldt, Karen Voss, Thomas Schwarz, Stephan Weidinger, Dora Violetta Stölzl, Jochen Brasch","doi":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2026.100769","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2026.100769","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><em>Nannizzia (N.) incurvata</em> is a rare geo- and zoophilic dermatophyte with human infections only sporadically reported from Europe. We describe an atypical skin infection with granulomas from Germany confirmed by culture, PCR, and histopathology. A reduced susceptibility to itraconazole (unreported for <em>N. incurvata</em> so far) prompted systemic treatment with terbinafine that resulted in complete healing. This case highlights the need for precise species identification, susceptibility testing, and awareness of emerging dermatophytes in Europe.</div></div><div><h3>2012 Elsevier Ltd</h3><div>All rights reserved.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51724,"journal":{"name":"Medical Mycology Case Reports","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 100769"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146188986","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Phu Nguyen Hoang , Dong Phan Ba Vu , Tinh Pham Van , Thong Pham Quang , Hung Do Phuoc
{"title":"Mucormycotic osteomyelitis following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A case report and literature review","authors":"Phu Nguyen Hoang , Dong Phan Ba Vu , Tinh Pham Van , Thong Pham Quang , Hung Do Phuoc","doi":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2026.100772","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2026.100772","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We report a case of femoral osteomyelitis caused by <em>Mucorales</em> in a young, healthy male patient following ACL reconstruction. Fungal osteomyelitis of the extremities is a rare condition primarily caused by <em>Aspergillus</em> or <em>Candida</em> in immunocompromised patients. Diagnosis is often delayed until standard antibiotic regimens fail. Current guidelines recommend systemic amphotericin B with surgical debridement; however, the drug's clinical use is restricted by severe nephrotoxicity. To mitigate systemic toxicity, amphotericin B–loaded Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) spacers have been investigated, though drug release remains short-lived. Early diagnosis—suggested by cortical and medullary bone destruction on imaging—along with timely amphotericin B therapy and surgical debridement, remains the cornerstone of effective management.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51724,"journal":{"name":"Medical Mycology Case Reports","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 100772"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146188989","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"First isolation of Prototheca bovis from a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)","authors":"Chika Shirakata , Kanon Tsurumi , Koichi Makimura , Rui Kano","doi":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2025.100746","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2025.100746","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To our knowledge, this is the first report of <em>Prototheca</em> sp. isolated from the digestive tract of a dolphin. A captive-born female bottlenose dolphin (<em>Tursiops truncatus</em>) weighing 165 kg that was housed at Enoshima Aquarium presented with a slightly elevated body temperature and candida-like yeasts in stomach fluid and feces. Gastroscopy revealed cobblestone-like thickening of the mucosa with a few ulcers in the forestomach. <em>Prototheca bovis</em> was isolated from the biopsy specimen of the lesion.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51724,"journal":{"name":"Medical Mycology Case Reports","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100746"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145474007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Isavuconazole: Need for therapeutic drug monitoring and CYP polymorphism testing","authors":"Rajeev Soman, Sanraksha Mayya, Rahul Doshi, Inderdeep Singh, Sushrut Ganpule","doi":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2025.100736","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2025.100736","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this patient of invasive sinusitis due to Rhizopus arrhizus, Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) showed a high trough level (88mg/L) of isavuconazole on standard doses. Genotyping revealed CYP3A5∗3/∗3 polymorphism which indicated poor metabolism of isavuconazole. Switching to posaconazole was attempted but there was intolerance to posaconazole. To our knowledge, this is the first patient in whom both TDM and CYP genotyping were used to plan very low and infrequent doses of isavuconazole.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51724,"journal":{"name":"Medical Mycology Case Reports","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100736"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145159546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fabianne Carlesse , Adriana Maria Paixao De Sousa DA. Silva , Barbara Pinto Nasr , Luiz Fernando Teixeira , Henrique Manoel Lederman , Ana Virginia Lopes de Sousa
{"title":"Endogenous Endophthalmitis: An underestimated serious complication in patients with disseminated fusariosis","authors":"Fabianne Carlesse , Adriana Maria Paixao De Sousa DA. Silva , Barbara Pinto Nasr , Luiz Fernando Teixeira , Henrique Manoel Lederman , Ana Virginia Lopes de Sousa","doi":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2025.100742","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2025.100742","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51724,"journal":{"name":"Medical Mycology Case Reports","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100742"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145268986","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Krista A. Keller , Laura Adamovicz , Cathy Johnson-Delaney , Karen A. Terio
{"title":"Nannizziopsis arthrosporioides infection mimicking ophidiomycosis in ball pythons (Python regius)","authors":"Krista A. Keller , Laura Adamovicz , Cathy Johnson-Delaney , Karen A. Terio","doi":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2025.100733","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2025.100733","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A wild caught snake presented with progressive dermatopathy and was euthanized due to a clinical suspicion for ophiomycosis. Over the next 7 days, six additional ball pythons, maintained in the same room but in separate cages from the index case developed similar progressive dermatomycoses and were euthanized. Histopathologic evaluation showed dermal granulomas with intralesional fungi and DNA from the lesions clustered in a monophyletic group with other isolates of <em>N. athrosporioides</em>. Colony and microscopic morphology of fungus from these cases matched published descriptions of <em>N. arthrosporioides</em>. While ophidiomycosis may be a major differential for dermatomycosis in snakes, molecular confirmation should be pursued, as additional fungi may cause similar lesions in this taxon.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51724,"journal":{"name":"Medical Mycology Case Reports","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100733"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145107436","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Odontogenic-onset mucormycosis: A case series from a tertiary care institute in North India","authors":"Sandeep Rao Kordcal , Ishan Gupta , Kanika Chaudhary , Md Tariq Maula , Rahul Yadav , Gagandeep Singh , Manish Soneja , Immaculata Xess","doi":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2025.100730","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2025.100730","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Mucormycosis is an angio-invasive, opportunistic fungal infection, which usually affects individuals with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus. While rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM) has been described in the English language literature, odontogenic-onset mucormycosis (OOM) is an emerging clinical entity, which is characterized by a unique port of entry, a distinct mode of onset and clinic-radiological features. We report a series of five cases of OOM managed in a tertiary care centre in North India. This series underscores the critical need for heightened awareness among dental practitioners about this entity, and highlights the importance of adhering to strict aseptic precautions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51724,"journal":{"name":"Medical Mycology Case Reports","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100730"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145061191","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Guangqi Zhu , Luwen Zhang , Yan Wang , Zheen Zhang
{"title":"Disseminated subcutaneous sporotrichosis in an immunocompetent patient: A case report and a systematic literature review","authors":"Guangqi Zhu , Luwen Zhang , Yan Wang , Zheen Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2025.100739","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2025.100739","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sporotrichosis is a subacute and chronic infectious disease caused by the infection of the skin, subcutaneous tissues, and nearby lymphatic vessels by the sporotrichosis complex. In this study, we report an immunocompetent case of disseminated subcutaneous sporotrichosis and provide a literature review of all case reports of disseminated subcutaneous sporotrichosis for which species identification was performed. A 74-year-old male patient with normal immune function was diagnosed with disseminated subcutaneous sporotrichosis. Sporadic red masses of varying sizes with local ulceration were observed on his right forearm, wrist, and little finger. Pathology of the mass in the right upper extremity indicated chronic suppurative inflammation of the subcutaneous soft tissue. The mNGS results indicated the presence of <em>Sporothrix schenckii</em>. Following the standard treatment with itraconazole, the patient's skin lesions healed without scarring or pigmentation. Disseminated subcutaneous sporotrichosis is less common in patients with a normal immune function. mNGS testing aids in the clear diagnosis of sporotrichosis and guides antifungal drug selection during treatment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51724,"journal":{"name":"Medical Mycology Case Reports","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100739"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145159545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anne Haglund , Jelena Stankovic , Thomas Decker Christensen , Lise Kristensen , Karen Rokkedal Lausch
{"title":"Combined intracavitary, systemic antifungal and surgical treatment of Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis: experience from an immunocompromised patient","authors":"Anne Haglund , Jelena Stankovic , Thomas Decker Christensen , Lise Kristensen , Karen Rokkedal Lausch","doi":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2025.100743","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2025.100743","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We present a complex case of Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis (CPA) caused by <em>Aspergillus fumigatus</em> in a pre-existing lung cavity in an immunocompromised patient with granulomatosis with polyangiitis. Initial treatment with voriconazole was limited due to adverse effects and emerging azole resistance.<em>Aspergillus</em> Subsequent therapy with intravenous and intracavitary amphotericin B was also poorly tolerated and clinically insufficient. The patient underwent left-sided thoracotomy with decortication. As a novel approach, the patient recieved Post-surgical instillation of liposomal amphotericin B directly into the resected cavity, combined with systemic antifungal therapy. Subsequently the patient recovered with long-term remission. This case highlights the potential role of post-operative intracavitary antifungal instillation as an adjunctive strategy in refractory CPA, particularly when conventional medical therapy fails.2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51724,"journal":{"name":"Medical Mycology Case Reports","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100743"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145362997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}