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Cutaneous Trichosporonosis: Review of an Emerging Disease

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Abstract

Purpose of the Review

The purpose of this text is to discuss the risk factors, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic, and therapeutic approaches for superficial, invasive, and disseminated trichosporonosis.

Recent Findings

Trichosporon infection is now the second most common yeast opportunistic infection in patients with immunosuppression. Plus, there is cumulative evidence that the pathogen can live as a commensal in the skin and cause disease in immunocompetent individuals.

Summary

Superficial trichosporonosis has generally a favorable prognosis. Deep-seated infections often culminate in death, mainly due to the associated immunosuppressive conditions of the host and the antifungal resistance mechanisms of the pathogen. Further research is required to investigate the transmissibility of different species in mild versus severe disease forms.

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  1. Escuela de Medicina Y Ciencias de La Salud, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico

    Arturo Robles-Tenorio

  2. Instituto Dermatológico de Jalisco “Dr. José Barba Rubio”, Zapopan, Mexico

    Víctor Manuel Tarango-Martínez

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Robles-Tenorio, A., Tarango-Martínez, V.M. Cutaneous Trichosporonosis: Review of an Emerging Disease. Curr Fungal Infect Rep 16, 126–130 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12281-022-00445-x

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