Fusarium species are hyaline hyphomycetes widely distributed in nature and documented agents of both superficial and systemic infections in humans. In this paper, we report a darkly-pigmented and initially non-sporulating isolate in the Fusarium solani species complex (FSSC) causing a post-traumatic sporotrichoid infection in an otherwise healthy, male patient. Sequencing of multiple loci showe...

suggests that sporotrichosis is more prevalent in tropical environments with relatively cool temperatures and high humidity such the Peruvian Andes (9), northwest India (5), southwestern Vietnam (8), and in Laos in the Plain of Jars. If this environmental association is correct, sporotrichosis may occur more extensively in the cooler humid areas of Asia, such as the highlands of China, Laos, Vi...

OBJECTIVES Intralesional injection of pentavalent antimoniate is recommended by the World Health Organization for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). This study aimed to evaluate the adverse effects of intralesional injection of meglumine antimoniate (Glucantime(®) ) and its influence on clinical laboratory parameters. METHODS A total of 105 patients with suspected lesions and ther...

Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is associated with a broad and complex clinical spectrum of diseases. The objectives of this study were to assess the clinical features and identification of the causative agents of CL in a well-known focus of anthroponotic CL (ACL) caused by Leishmania tropica, southeast Iran. Methods This study was performed randomly as a descriptive cross-sectional s...

sporotrichosis is a chronic subcutaneous fungal infection with global distribution. it is a rare fungal infection with nine reported cases in iran, including eight humans and one animal, within the past 30 years. among the human cases, seven were of the fixed cutaneous type of sporotrichosis and one had sporotrichoid lymphocutaneous. the reported patients were within the age range of 23-60 year...

BACKGROUND Mycobacterium marinum is a human opportunistic pathogen that is known to inhabit swimming pools, home aquariums, and natural bodies of salt and fresh water. Epidemic cases involving swimming pools are easily recognized, but sporadic cases are frequently misdiagnosed. OBJECTIVE A 42-year-old male presented with a 2-month history of the appearance of livid, verrucous, painless nodule...

There have been several reports of tuberculosis (TB) and, less frequently, of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections in association with tumor necrosis factor α inhibitor (anti-TNFα) therapy. Mycobacterium marinum is a NTM with a distinct epidemiology and is infrequently responsible for disease in humans. Most commonly, it causes localized skin infections, but in 20% to 40% of cases, it ...

A man living in rural western Thailand presented with a well-demarcated pinkish plaque on the dorsal surface of the right hand, extending to several fingers ( Figure 1 ). Mild scale was present. The lesion was not pruritic or tender, and there was no sporotrichoid lymphadenopathy. The differential diagnosis included cutaneous deep fungal and atypical mycobacterial infections. A punch biopsy sho...