Language
English
Publication Date
6-1-2025
Journal
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
DOI
10.1016/j.jaad.2024.03.056
PMID
38852743
PMCID
PMC11970523
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
6-1-2025
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Author MSS
Abstract
In this part 1 of a 2-part continuing medical education series, the epidemiology, clinical features, and diagnostic methods for fungal skin neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which include eumycetoma, chromoblastomycosis, paracoccidioidomycosis, sporotrichosis, emergomycosis, talaromycosis, and lobomycosis, are reviewed. These infections, several of which are officially designated as NTDs by the World Health Organization, cause substantial morbidity and stigma worldwide and are receiving increased attention due to the potential for climate change-related geographic expansion. Domestic incidence may be increasing in the setting of global travel and immunosuppression. United States dermatologists may play a central role in early detection and initiation of appropriate treatment, leading to decreased morbidity and mortality.
Keywords
Humans, Dermatomycoses, Neglected Diseases, Incidence, neglected tropical diseases, fungal infections, endemic mycoses, implantation mycoses, systemic mycoses, eumycetoma, chromoblastomycosis, paracoccidioidomycosis, sporotrichosis, emergomycosis, talaromycosis, lobomycosis, epidemiology, diagnostics
Published Open-Access
yes
Recommended Citation
Curtis, Kaya L; Gold, Jeremy A W; Ritter, Jana M; et al., "Dermatologic Fungal Neglected Tropical Diseases-Part I. Epidemiology and Clinical Features" (2025). Faculty and Staff Publications. 3889.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/baylor_docs/3889