Panjit Chieosilapatham , Mati Chuamanochan , Siri Chiewchavit , Rossanee Saikruatep , Ekkarach Amornrungsun , Kanya Preechasuth
{"title":"Sporothrix schenckii sensu stricto related to zoonotic transmission in Thailand","authors":"Panjit Chieosilapatham , Mati Chuamanochan , Siri Chiewchavit , Rossanee Saikruatep , Ekkarach Amornrungsun , Kanya Preechasuth","doi":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.08.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.08.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Two sporotrichosis cases were related to zoonotic transmission as their cats were diagnosed of feline sporotrichosis. The result of fungus culture as dimorphic fungi and flower-like arrangement of typical <em>S. schenckii</em> complex morphology confirms the diagnosis. The species were identified by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) using species-specific primers of calmodulin gene (<em>CAL</em>). The result showed that etiological agents of these two cases in Northern Thailand are <em>S. schenckii sensu stricto</em>. One case was successfully treated with daily dose of 250 mg terbinafine, and the other was treated with daily dose of 100 mg itraconazole with an excellent outcome. 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51724,"journal":{"name":"Medical Mycology Case Reports","volume":"41 ","pages":"Pages 44-47"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49737382","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}
Fernando Messina , Gabriela Santiso , Mercedes Romero , Alexandro Bonifaz , Marisa Fernandez , Emmanuel Marin
{"title":"First case report of tinea corporis caused by Trichophyton indotineae in Latin America","authors":"Fernando Messina , Gabriela Santiso , Mercedes Romero , Alexandro Bonifaz , Marisa Fernandez , Emmanuel Marin","doi":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.08.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.08.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A case of tinea corporis by <em>Trichophyton indotineae</em> observed in Argentina is presented. The patient had a history of having spent 18 months in Tulum, Mexico. She was suffering from tinea corporis in the anterior region of both thighs and the gluteal area. A mycological study was performed and <em>T. mentagrophytes complex</em> was isolated. The fungus was later identified as <em>T. indotineae</em> by DNA sequencing and treatment with SUBA-itraconazole was initiated with good clinical response.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51724,"journal":{"name":"Medical Mycology Case Reports","volume":"41 ","pages":"Pages 48-51"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49737383","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":"Cryptococcemia in pancreas-kidney transplant patient","authors":"Anass Qasem , Syed Arman Rabbani , Safaa AlKhiami","doi":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.07.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.07.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Solid organ transplant recipients have a higher risk of developing invasive fungal infections (IFIs) due to immunosuppressive therapy. Cryptococcosis is the third most commonly occurring invasive fungal infection in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. Cryptococcemia is associated with high mortality rate.</p><p>We present a case of cryptococcemia in a 31-year-old female with a pancreas-kidney transplant who was admitted to hospital for the management of a suspected Hemodialysis catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI).</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51724,"journal":{"name":"Medical Mycology Case Reports","volume":"41 ","pages":"Pages 41-43"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10495381/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10259614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Psittacine bite and subcutaneous basidiobolomycosis: A case with a therapeutic challenge","authors":"Shivani Choubey , Sagar Khadanga , Dinesh P. Asati , Rahul Garg , Anand Kumar Maurya , Arati Bhadade , Karuna Tadepalli","doi":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.05.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.05.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><em>Basidiobolus ranarum</em> is a saprophyte that can be found in soil, rotting vegetables, and frogs' digestive tracts. Clinically, basidiobolomycosis presents as a persistent infection of subcutaneous tissue affecting the trunk and extremities in an immunocompetent host. We describe a case of subcutaneous basidiobolomycosis in a 56-year-old immunocompetent woman farmer by occupation residing at remote part of central India. This study highlights the traumatic implantation and zoonotic potential of fungal species. Clinical suspicion of fungal etiology and timely mycology laboratory diagnostic support is key to address such cases. This case is documented to emphasize the problems of compliance to treatment specially in remote and poor patients challenging the treatment with complete cure. 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51724,"journal":{"name":"Medical Mycology Case Reports","volume":"41 ","pages":"Pages 11-15"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10495267/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10259609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Seborrheic dermatitis-like adult tinea capitis due to Trichophyton rubrum in an elderly man","authors":"Wenting Xie, Yuping Chen, Weida Liu, Xiaofang Li, Guanzhao Liang","doi":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.06.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.06.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Adult tinea capitis is often neglected and misdiagnosed, especially in men. We herein reported an older man with seborrheic dermatitis-like tinea capitis caused by <em>Trichophyton rubrum</em> to raise awareness of the disease. Scale and alopecia were the critical diagnostic clues in this patient. Given the previous presence of tinea pedis and onychomycosis, relevant mycological examinations were promptly performed, and antifungal therapy, as well as patient education, were effectively administered.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51724,"journal":{"name":"Medical Mycology Case Reports","volume":"41 ","pages":"Pages 16-19"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49737381","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":"Potential role of broad-spectrum azoles as therapy for Malasezzia bloodstream infection","authors":"Sunish Shah , M. Hong Nguyen","doi":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.05.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.05.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Amphotericin B is the currently recommended therapy for <em>Malassezia</em> invasive infection (MII), but this drug requires intravenous administration and is associated with significant toxicity. The role of broad-spectrum azoles in managing MII is not clear. We describe two cases of MII due to <em>M. pachydermatis</em> and <em>M. furfur</em> that were successfully treated with posaconazole and reviewed the literature to assess the position of posaconazole in treating MII.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51724,"journal":{"name":"Medical Mycology Case Reports","volume":"41 ","pages":"Pages 1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49703270","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}
Bianca E. Ituarte , Connie Cañete-Gibas , Nathan P. Wiederhold , Liset Olarte
{"title":"Kneiffiella palmae: A non-Aspergillus fungal infection isolated from a pulmonary nodule in a child with chronic granulomatous disease","authors":"Bianca E. Ituarte , Connie Cañete-Gibas , Nathan P. Wiederhold , Liset Olarte","doi":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.08.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.08.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We report the first known human case of <em>Kneiffiella palmae</em> in the medical literature. <em>K. palmae</em> was isolated from a pulmonary nodule in a 7-year-old male with chronic granulomatous disease. The mold was identified as <em>K. palmae</em> at a national reference laboratory, where 17 other human respiratory samples tested positive for <em>K. palmae</em> from 2013 to 2021. Optimal antimicrobial treatment is unknown, but azoles and amphotericin B demonstrated <em>in vitro</em> activity against each tested isolate.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51724,"journal":{"name":"Medical Mycology Case Reports","volume":"41 ","pages":"Pages 36-40"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49724197","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}
Nayla A. Hatem , Taís L. Denicol , Carolina M. Dagostini , Alessandro C. Pasqualotto
{"title":"Cyanotic Raynaud's phenomenon induced by amphotericin B deoxycholate: A case report","authors":"Nayla A. Hatem , Taís L. Denicol , Carolina M. Dagostini , Alessandro C. Pasqualotto","doi":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.06.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.06.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A 59-year-old male patient with chronic headache was admitted to the emergency department due to cryptococcal meningitis. His past medical history was marked by liver transplant 18 months prior to admission. Induction therapy with amphotericin B deoxycholate was initiated and the patient developed cyanotic Raynaud's phenomenon related to the infusion. The antifungal treatment was switched to liposomal amphotericin B, with complete resolution of the phenomenon.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51724,"journal":{"name":"Medical Mycology Case Reports","volume":"41 ","pages":"Pages 20-21"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10495380/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10264579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Verbeke Frederick , Vanhee Frederik , Boudewijns Michaël , Coorevits Liselotte , De Bel Annelies
{"title":"Bisifusarium dimerum species complex central line-associated bloodstream infection in an immunocompetent patient","authors":"Verbeke Frederick , Vanhee Frederik , Boudewijns Michaël , Coorevits Liselotte , De Bel Annelies","doi":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.07.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.07.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Albeit invasive fusariosis is extremely rare in immunocompetent patients, we describe an immunocompetent patient suffering from a central line-associated blood stream infection (CLABSI) and the difficulties in distinguishing between blood culture contamination and clinical significance.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51724,"journal":{"name":"Medical Mycology Case Reports","volume":"41 ","pages":"Pages 33-35"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49724206","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":"Subcutaneous mycosis caused by filamentous basidiomycete Megasporoporia setulosa-first report of human infection","authors":"Arghadip Samaddar , Twishi Shrimali, Anuradha Sharma","doi":"10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.07.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.07.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Filamentous basidiomycetes are an emerging cause of human infection in tropical and subtropical regions. We report a case of subcutaneous infection caused by the shelf fungus, <em>Megasporoporia setulosa</em>, in an immunocompetent male. This is also the first report of human infection caused by this filamentous basidiomycete. Identification of the fungus could only be achieved by sequencing the ITS and LSU regions of rDNA. The patient recovered following surgery and treatment with amphotericin B and oral itraconazole. This report underscores the cross-kingdom pathogenicity of plant fungi and the importance of molecular tools for definitive identification of nonsporulating fungal species.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51724,"journal":{"name":"Medical Mycology Case Reports","volume":"41 ","pages":"Pages 27-32"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49724196","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}