2009, Cilt 23, Sayı 1, Sayfa(lar) 021-028 |
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TRAVEL MYCOSES: AGENTS AND CASE EXAMPLES |
Burçe YALÇIN ve Semra KUŞTİMUR |
Gazi Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Ankara |
Keywords: Travel mycoses, agents, Histoplasma capsulatum, Coccidioides immitis, Blastomyces dermatitidis, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, Penicillium marneffei, Lacazia loboi, Cryptococcus neoformans var. gatti |
Endemic mycoses are the agents of travel-associated fungal infections. The majority of these mycoses are due to the dimorphic
fungi which grow as a mould in nature and as a yeast in mammalian tissues. The most common dimorphic fungal diseases are
caused by Histoplasma capsulatum, Coccidioides immitis, Blastomyces dermatitidis, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, Penicillium
marneffei, Lacazia loboi and Cryptococcus neoformans var. gatti. The disease develops due to the exposure to these fungal agents
in people traveling to endemic areas. Although travel-associated endemic mycoses are encountered worldwide, they are seen most
frequently in North and Central America, and significantly in Mississippi and Ohio River Valleys. There are also endemic areas in
Africa, Southeast Asia and South America. Pulmonary disease develops after exposure to and inhalation of the conidia in people
traveling to these endemic areas. The most commonly reported cases are histoplasmosis and coccidiomycosis.
In this review, the characteristics of the of travel-associated fungal agents are discussed with a review of the literature.
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