02/Feb/2026
Disseminated juvenile paracoccidioidomycosis: a case report and literature review
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2026RC1946
Abstract We report a case of juvenile paracoccidioidomycosis in a previously healthy patient and aim to raise awareness of its severe and atypical clinical manifestations. A 16-year-old male student, employed in automotive cleaning services, originally from Pará and residing in Embu das Artes, São Paulo, presented with progressive lymphadenopathy, jaundice, and signs of acute liver failure. He was admitted to a tertiary hospital, where imaging and histopathological analyses confirmed the diagnosis of paracoccidioidomycosis by identifying Paracoccidioides spp. on lymph node […]
Keywords: Acinetobacter infections; Adolescent; Child; Endemic Diseases; Liver diseases; Mycoses; Paracoccidioidomycosis; Tropical medicine
07/Apr/2025
Tenosynovitis caused by Trichosporon asahii in an immunocompetent patient
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2025RC1095
ABSTRACT Fungal infections have become a public health problem owingdute to their progressive increase in recent decades and high morbidity rates. Fungal bone and joint infections result from direct inoculation, contiguous infection spread, or hematogenous seeding of organisms. Trichosporon spp. are yeast-like basidiomycetes, with Trichosporon asahii being the most common pathogenic species. This article describes a rare case of tenosynovitis caused by Trichosporon asahii in an immunocompetent patient. Treatment with voriconazole resulted in an excellent clinical response.
Keywords: Mycoses; Tenosynovitis; Trichosporon; Trichosporon asahii; Voriconazole; Yeasts
