Tropical fungal infections.
Fungal infections are more common and diverse in the tropics but are also increasingly seen in returning travelers and migrants as international travel becomes easier. They are conventionally classified into superficial, cutaneous, subcutaneous, and systemic mycoses. This article provides an overview of superficial, cutaneous, and subcutaneous mycoses that are more prevalent and/or geographically restricted to the tropics and briefly discusses fungal infections in returning travelers. Systematic data on such infections as travel-associated diseases are currently lacking, and enhanced surveillance for fungal infections may lead to early diagnosis and an understanding of the epidemiology of the fungal infections among travelers.
Department of Medicine, National University Health System, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119074, Singapore. liyang_hsu@yahoo.com
Li Yang
LY
Hsu
Limin
L
Wijaya
Esther
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Shu-Ting Ng
Eduardo
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Gotuzzo
D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology*; D014195:Travel; D014329:Tropical Climate