Paracoccidioidomycosis A report of two cases in Peru

Case report Open access Oct 2026

Coinfection of paracoccidioidomycosis and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis: a case report and systematic review

Background Systemic mycoses and neglected tropical diseases, such as paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) and leishmaniasis, remain major public health concerns in endemic regions of Latin America. Their coinfection is exceptionally rare and scarcely reported although these infections share overlapping ecological niches and ri...

Paula Valentina Bayona, Iván Salcedo, Luis Alejandro Charry et al. · Frontiers in Medicine · 0 citations

Review Open access Aug 2026

Alveolar echinococcosis

Treatment options for alveolar echinococcosis have not changed in decades and Benzimidazole intolerance dramatically worsens prognosis, as parasitic growth cannot be suppressed in inoperable patients.

M. Stojković, T. Junghanss, Kim Gehling · Current Opinion in Infectiou... · 0 citations

Open access Sep 2026

Hepatic Cystic Echinococcosis with Abscess Formation: A Rare Case Report from Vietnam

Larval forms of Echinococcus tapeworm infection (Cystic Echinococcosis - CE) are a zoonosis of major public health relevance. While prevalent in many Asian countries, it is rarely reported in Vietnam. We present a case of a 73-year-old male farmer from rural Bac Ninh Province with a history of close contact with dogs a...

Thanh Chi Ho, Chu Van Nguyen, Hải Sơn Đỗ et al. · Iranian Journal of Parasitol... · 0 citations

Review Open access Oct 2026

Severe Multifocal Cutaneous Sporotrichosis Caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis in People Living with HIV in Southern Brazil: Cases and Review

Two cases of severe multifocal cutaneous sporotrichosis caused by S. brasiliensis in PLHIV from a hyperendemic region in southern Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, highlight that extensive tissue destruction and permanent deformities, resembling that from other systemic mycoses, can occur in PLHIV.

V. Poester, Bianca dos Santos Blan, R. Basso et al. · Pathogens · 0 citations

Review Open access Aug 2026

Cryptococcosis in the Apparently Immunocompetent: A Shifting Landscape?

To comprehensively review clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic data on the global epidemiology of cryptococcosis in apparently immunocompetent patients with no or only a few minor medical conditions who were previously healthy. While cryptococcosis is often regarded as a rare presentation in presumably healthy individ...

C. Firacative, Andrés Cendales-Regalado, Óscar Gil et al. · Current Tropical Medicine Re... · 0 citations

Review Sep 2026

Entomophthoromycosis: A Systematic Analysis of 405 cases.

Entomophthoromycosis is a chronic fungal granulomatous disease caused by Basidiobolus and Conidiobolus species. This disease is associated with significant morbidity and prolonged treatment. This systematic review aims to address the epidemiology, clinical features, diagnostic methods, therapeutic strategies, and clini...

D. Gangavaram, S. Reddy, K. Vinayagamoorthy et al. · Medical Mycology · 0 citations