The atlas compiled by these editors is a commendable effort and welcome addition to the mycology textbook sector. Up until now, the publication of medical mycology textbooks has been sparse and those that have been published are either too detailed for a resident in training or practicing physician or do not provide sufficient photographs or illustrations of the main features of the mycotic organisms. As a lecturer in mycology for the dermatology residents at my local teaching hospital and program, there are 3 key objectives of my mycology lectures: (1) to provide some type of organizational approach to mycotic organisms, (2) to provide a concise clinical history, and (3) to provide as many photographs and illustrations of mycotic organisms as possible. This atlas provides an exemplary addition to my book collection on medical mycology textbooks and sources for illustrations of mycotic organisms. The electron photomicrographs, photoplates, and line drawings of

Atlas of Clinical Fungi

Fitzpatrickʼs Dermatology in General Medicine

Remains your authoritative source for comprehensive coverage of those skin diseases in which histopathology plays an important role in diagnosis. This edition maintains the proven, clinicopathologic classification of cutaneous disease while incorporating a “primer” on pattern-algorithm diagnosis. More than 1,800 full-color illustrations, including photomicrographs and clinical photographs, help you visualize and make the most of the clinical diagnostic process.

Lever's Histopathology of the Skin

Sporotrichosis, which is caused by the dimorphic fungus Sporothrix schenckii, is currently distributed throughout the world, especially in tropical and subtropical zones. Infection generally occurs by traumatic inoculation of soil, plants, and organic matter contaminated with the fungus. Certain leisure and occupational activities, such as floriculture, agriculture, mining, and wood exploitation, are traditionally associated with the mycosis. Zoonotic transmission has been described in isolated cases or in small outbreaks. Since the end of the 1990s there has been an epidemic of sporotrichosis associated with transmission by cats in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. More than 2,000 human cases and 3,000 animal cases have been reported. In humans, the lesions are usually restricted to the skin, subcutaneous cellular tissue, and adjacent lymphatic vessels. In cats, the disease can evolve with severe clinical manifestations and frequent systemic involvement. The gold standard for sporotrichosis diagnosis is culture. However, serological, histopathological, and molecular approaches have been recently adopted as auxiliary tools for the diagnosis of this mycotic infection. The first-choice treatment for both humans and cats is itraconazole.

https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/bitstream/icict/36974/2/ve_Barros_M%c3%b4nica_etal_INI_2011.pdf

Sporothrix schenckii and Sporotrichosis

Medically Important Fungi: A Guide to Identification

Leishmaniasis is caused by an intracellular parasite transmitted to humans by the bite of a sand fly. It is endemic in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and the Mediterranean region. Worldwide, 1.5 to 2 million new cases occur each year, 350 million are at risk of acquiring the disease, and leishmaniasis causes 70,000 deaths per year. Clinical features depend on the species of Leishmania involved and the immune response of the host. Manifestations range from the localized cutaneous to the visceral form with potentially fatal outcomes. Many drugs are used in its treatment, but the only effective treatment is achieved with current pentavalent antimonials.

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Leishmaniasis: a review.

https://www.cidjournal.com/article/S0738-081X(09)00251-X/pdf

Other fungi causing onychomycosis

The clinical and histopathologic characteristics of patients with ashy dermatosis (n=20) and lichen planus pigmentosus (n=11) were analyzed. We found significant clinical differences between both dermatoses, supporting our opinion that they are two separate conditions. Both dermatoses were histologically similar.

Ashy dermatosis and lichen planus pigmentosus: a clinicopathologic study of 31 cases.

El micetoma es una infeccion subcutanea cronica muy frecuente en regiones tropicales y subtropicales. Objetivo: actualilizar los datos epidemiologicos de los casos de micetoma en Mexico. Metodo: Se realizo una encuesta en los principales centros de diagnostico micologico del pais, solicitando el numero de casos de micetoma, edad, genero, ocupacion, lugar de origen, tipo de micetoma y agentes etiologicos. Resultados: Hasta 2012, se han registrado 3,933 casos en los ultimos 54 anos. El 75.6% corresponde a hombres, 24.4% a mujeres. El 75.72% se presenta en adultos entre 16-50 anos. El grupo laboral predominante son campesinos (58.41%), seguido de amas de casa (21.79%). Los estados con mayores casuisticas son: Jalisco, Morelos, Nuevo Leon, Guerrero, Veracruz y Michoacan. Las regiones corporales mas afectadas on extremidades inferiores (60.29%) y tronco (19.76%). El actinomicetoma tiene una frecuencia de 96.52% y el principal agente etiologico es Nocardia brasiliensis (65.58%). El eumicetoma (3.48%) es causado principalmente por Madurella grisea (28.47%) y M. mycetomatis (26.28%). Conclusiones: El micetoma es una patologia subdiagnosticada y representa un problema de salud en zonas rurales que debe ser atendido con mayor interes por las instituciones de salud.

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Actualización de la epidemiología del micetoma en México. Revisión de 3,933 casos

https://www.cidjournal.com/article/S0738-081X(09)00255-7/pdf

Roberto Arenas

Papers

Leishmaniasis: a review.

Other fungi causing onychomycosis

Ashy dermatosis and lichen planus pigmentosus: a clinicopathologic study of 31 cases.

Actualización de la epidemiología del micetoma en México. Revisión de 3,933 casos

Inflammatory tinea capitis: kerion, dermatophytic granuloma, and mycetoma