Tropical climate is a climate zone located between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, characterized by being predominantly hot and rainy. In this area there is a great diversity of plants, animals, insects and fungi that is provided by the climatic characteristics. On the other hand, fungal diseases are common and cause a great public health problem in several countries. Cutaneous mycoses such as malasseziosis and dermatophytosis are widespread in the tropical region. Some subcutaneous mycoses can be restricted to some areas such as lacaziosis, chromoblastomycosis and mycetoma or disseminated as sporotrichosis. In systemic mycoses we highlight histoplasmosis, paracoccidioidomycosis, penicillosis, cryptococcosis among several other fungal infections. In this Research Topic we will highlight epidemiological aspects, advances in diagnosis, treatment with antifungals drugs and other therapies.
Fungal infection is very common in the tropical zone and can cause easily treatable diseases or potentially fatal diseases, especially in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), SARS-COV-2, diabetics or those receiving antineoplastic agents, immunosuppressive agents and other biological products. Furthermore, the progressive devastation of tropical forests, altering the entire balance of nature, is responsible for the increase of dimorphic fungal infection.
The following sub-themes will be covered:
- Superficial Mycoses
- Dermatophytosis
- Subcutaneos mycosis (sporothricosis, mycetoma, lacazioisis, chromoblastomycosis, etc)
- Systemic mycosis (histoplasmosis, paracoccidioidomycosis, blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, cryptococcosis)
- Emerging/opportunistic mycoses (Mucormycosis, penicilliosis, fusariosis, emergomycosis, Cryptococcosis etc)
Tropical climate is a climate zone located between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, characterized by being predominantly hot and rainy. In this area there is a great diversity of plants, animals, insects and fungi that is provided by the climatic characteristics. On the other hand, fungal diseases are common and cause a great public health problem in several countries. Cutaneous mycoses such as malasseziosis and dermatophytosis are widespread in the tropical region. Some subcutaneous mycoses can be restricted to some areas such as lacaziosis, chromoblastomycosis and mycetoma or disseminated as sporotrichosis. In systemic mycoses we highlight histoplasmosis, paracoccidioidomycosis, penicillosis, cryptococcosis among several other fungal infections. In this Research Topic we will highlight epidemiological aspects, advances in diagnosis, treatment with antifungals drugs and other therapies.
Fungal infection is very common in the tropical zone and can cause easily treatable diseases or potentially fatal diseases, especially in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), SARS-COV-2, diabetics or those receiving antineoplastic agents, immunosuppressive agents and other biological products. Furthermore, the progressive devastation of tropical forests, altering the entire balance of nature, is responsible for the increase of dimorphic fungal infection.
The following sub-themes will be covered:
- Superficial Mycoses
- Dermatophytosis
- Subcutaneos mycosis (sporothricosis, mycetoma, lacazioisis, chromoblastomycosis, etc)
- Systemic mycosis (histoplasmosis, paracoccidioidomycosis, blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, cryptococcosis)
- Emerging/opportunistic mycoses (Mucormycosis, penicilliosis, fusariosis, emergomycosis, Cryptococcosis etc)