Cryptococcus and Coccidioides in Sarcoidosis

Cryptococcus and Coccidioides in Sarcoidosis

To the Editor—We read with great interest Kuberski and Yourison’s hypothesis that Coccidioides spp. and other dimorphic fungi may be the precipitants of sarcoidosis in a proportion of cases [1]. We would like to suggest additional ways to test this hypothesis, as well as suggesting that Cryptococcus spp. be included in the list of fungi considered possible precipitants. A single-center study of...

Etymologia: Coccidioides

Nevertheless, reducing dust is a reasonable risk-reduction strategy for addressing occupational coccidioidomycosis. On the basis of our findings, we recommended that prison management weigh the advantages and disadvantages of various environmental mitigation efforts to reduce dust exposures. Our recommendations included providing employees with education and training about coccidioidomycosis sy...

Isolation of human fungi from soil and identification of two endemic areas of Cryptococcus neoformans and Coccidioides immitis.

The present study was carried out in two different areas of Province of Cordoba, Argentina, where there was a suspicious of endemic mycosis. The previous data were the presence of a clinical case of pulmonary cryptococcosis in one area (Alta Gracia) and the previous findings of a high incidence of coccidioidin and cryptococcin reactors in the population of the second one (Villa Dolores). In bot...

Angiotensin Converting Enzyme in Sarcoidosis

Vaccines against Coccidioides

Vaccines against fungal diseases are gaining attention because of their growing impact on modern medicine. Development of these vaccines should incorporate immunological tools that integrate with or replace chemotherapy to minimize antibiotic use and consequent resistance. In this review, we evaluate the current developmental status of fungal vaccines against coccidioidomycosis. There is a need...