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Infrared Spectroscopy as a Promising Tool for Diagnosing and Typing Human Pathogenic Fungi

Mycoses, Volume 69, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Fungal infections are increasingly recognised as a global health challenge, responsible for millions of cases annually and substantial mortality, especially in immunocompromised individuals. Yet, the diagnosis of these infections remains notoriously difficult, often delayed by slow culture‐based methods or hindered by the high cost and ...
Anthony G. J. Medeiros, Ayrton L. F. Nascimento, Luana Rossato, Daniel Assis Santos, Nalu Teixeira de Aguiar Peres, Reginaldo Goncalves de Lima Neto, Jacques F. Meis, Kássio M. G. Lima, Rafael Wesley Bastos   +8 more
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Cases of disseminated cryptococcosis in intravenous drug abusers without HIV infection: A new risk factor?

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2016
Cryptococcosis is a fungal disease which has been characterized by its identified risk groups. There are many risk factors identified. We present a surprising four cases of disseminated cryptococcosis in intravenous drug abuse (IVDA) patients in a short ...
Mahmoud Shorman, Derek Evans, Christy Gibson, John Perfect   +3 more
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Primary Cutaneous Coccidioidomycosis Presenting on the Leg of an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection that primarily manifests as an asymptomatic condition caused by inhalation of fungal spores. Less commonly, patients can develop dissemination to extrapulmonary locations such as the skin or primary cutaneous inoculation of the fungus at a site of trauma.
Alexander Kaminsky, Ikenna Nebo, Sara Suhl, Cynthia M. Magro, Larisa J. Geskin, Lindsey A. Bordone, Priya Gusain   +6 more
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Acquired immunodeficiency with disseminated cryptococcosis. [PDF]

Archives of Disease in Childhood, 1986
A 9 year old Portuguese boy presented with severe wasting and a disseminated cryptococcal infection that resolved after massive doses of intrathecal and parenteral antifungal agents. Clinical and laboratory findings were consistent with AIDS. Apart from neonatal blood transfusions, there were no identified risk factors for HTLV III infection.
M J, Pippard, A, Dalgleish, P, Gibson, M, Malkovsky, A D, Webster   +4 more
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Adrenal Insufficiency due to Disseminated Cryptococcus in an Immunocompetent Individual

Case Reports in Endocrinology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Primary adrenal insufficiency due to infiltrative fungal infections, such as Cryptococcus neoformans, is rare, particularly in immunocompetent patients. We present a case of an immunocompetent 61‐year‐old man who presented with bilateral adrenal enlargement and adrenal insufficiency, with a 3‐month history of generalised fatigue, weight loss and ...
Jeremy A. Knott, Zoran Apostoloski, Osamu Isozaki   +2 more
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Pulmonary cryptococcosis with cryptococcal meningitis in an immunocompetent host

Lung India, 2014
Cryptococcosis is a systemic fungal infection associated with significant morbidity and mortality. It predominantly affects people with immunosuppresion and human immunodeficiency virus infection.
Manoj Kumar Panigrahi, Narahari Narendra Kumar, Venugopal Jaganathan, Saka Vinod Kumar   +3 more
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Breakthrough disseminated cryptococcosis during micafungin therapy

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 2015
Echinocandins are not active against basidiomycetous yeasts, such as Cryptococcus neoformans, Trichosporon, and Rhodotorula species, and zygomycosis. We present a patient with renal failure and candidemia, who developed a breakthrough fungal infection with cryptococcemia and cryptococcuria while receiving micafungin therapy.
Lee, Wen-Sen, Hsieh, Tai-Chin, Ou, Tsong-Yih, Teng, Sing-On, Chen, Fu-Lun, Wang, Fu-Der   +5 more
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A Cautionary Tale of Exophiala spinifera Infection in Two Cats: Case Reports and Literature Review

Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
This case series reports two independent cases of Exophiala spinifera infection in adult male neutered domestic cats, both referred following misdiagnosis. To date, only six cases associated with this organism have been reported in domestic cats, excluding those described herein. These also represent the first documented cases of E. spinifera infection
Maryann D. Makosiej, Stephanie Anderson, Mandy A. Womble, Ashley Parsley, Hiroyuki Mochizuki, Petra Bizikova, Tim Chan, Ramón M. Almela, Laura M. Ribas, Lina C. Bilhalva, Andrea P. Santos, Fábio Brum-Rosa, Danielle Meritet, Francisco O. Conrado, Dirceu Guilherme de Souza Ramos   +14 more
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An exceptional case report of disseminated cryptococcosis in a hitherto immunocompetent patient

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2020
Cryptococcosis is an opportunistic fungal infection causes significant disease predominantly in immunocompromised patients. Here we present an excepcional case of disseminated cryptococcosis with pulmonary and cerebral involvement in an immunocompetent ...
Tatjana Adzic-Vukicevic, Muge Cevik, Jasmina Poluga, Jelena Micic, Salvatore Rubino, Bianca Paglietti, Aleksandra Barac   +6 more
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Pulmonary Cryptococcosis Infection in Non‐HIV Patients in a Tertiary Care Center in Taiwan

Pulmonary Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Pulmonary cryptococcosis is an important opportunistic fungal infection in immunocompromised individuals, including those with an infection of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) but it can be increasingly seen in non‐HIV patients. Methods We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 58 non‐HIV‐infected patients with International ...
Kuan-Chieh Tu, Ting-Chia Chang, Mei-I Sung, Chung-Han Ho, Kuo-Chen Cheng, Wen-Liang Yu, Laura Pini   +6 more
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