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Hsu AP. The Known and Unknown "Knowns" of Human Susceptibility to Coccidioidomycosis. J Fungi (Basel) 2024; 10:256. [PMID: 38667927 PMCID: PMC11051025 DOI: 10.3390/jof10040256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Coccidioidomycosis occurs after inhalation of airborne spores of the endemic, dimorphic fungus, Coccidioides. While the majority of individuals resolve the infection without coming to medical attention, the fungus is a major cause of community-acquired pneumonia in the endemic region, and chronic pulmonary and extrapulmonary disease poses significant personal and economic burdens. This review explores the literature surrounding human susceptibility to coccidioidomycosis, including chronic pulmonary and extrapulmonary dissemination. Over the past century of study, themes have emerged surrounding factors impacting human susceptibility to severe disease or dissemination, including immune suppression, genetic susceptibility, sex, pregnancy, and genetic ancestry. Early studies were observational, frequently with small numbers of cases; several of these early studies are highly cited in review papers, becoming part of the coccidioidomycosis "canon". Specific genetic variants, sex, and immune suppression by TNF inhibitors have been validated in later cohort studies, confirming the original hypotheses. By contrast, some risk factors, such as ABO blood group, Filipino ancestry, or lack of erythema nodosum among black individuals, are repeated in the literature despite the lack of supporting studies or biologic plausibility. Using examination of historical reports coupled with recent cohort and epidemiology studies, evidence for commonly reported risk factors is discussed.
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- Amy P Hsu
- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Abad CLR, Razonable RR. A review of endemic mycoses after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Transpl Infect Dis 2023; 25:e14155. [PMID: 37708319 DOI: 10.1111/tid.14155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Endemic mycoses after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) are rarely reported. We aimed to comprehensively review the clinical presentation and outcomes of endemic mycoses in this immunocompromised population. METHODS Multiple databases were reviewed from inception through May 31, 2023 using endemic fungi as keywords (e.g., coccidioides, histoplasma, blastomyces, talaromyces, and paracoccidioides). Only hematopoietic transplants were included. RESULTS There were 16 publications on endemic mycoses after HSCT that reported nine unique cases of histoplasmosis, seven coccidioidomycosis, and two talaromycosis. No cases of paracoccidioides and blastomycoses were identified. Fifteen cases were allogeneic hematopoietic transplant recipients and three were autologous. Many were male (14/18, 77.8%) and overall median age was 50 (range 21-75) years. Among the 16 patients with coccidiodomycosis or histoplasmosis, fever, cytopenias and disseminated disease were the most common clinical presentations, with median onset of 8 or 12 months after HSCT, respectively. Likewise, the two HSCT patients with talaromycosis presented with disseminated disease at 12 and 48 months after transplantation. The vast majority were not on effective azole prophylaxis at the time of presentation, and many had recent intensification of immunosuppression. Nine of 18 patients died (50%), and all deaths occurred among patients with disseminated endemic mycoses. CONCLUSION Endemic mycoses among HSCT are uncommon. Onset was late, after discontinuation of azole prophylaxis, or was associated with intensification of immunosuppression. Disseminated disease was a common presentation, manifested by fever and cytopenias. Attributable mortality was high, and emphasizes the need for a high index of clinical suspicion so that prompt diagnosis and treatment is provided.
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- Cybele Lara R Abad
- Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, University of the Philippines Manila, Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, The William J Von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Sciences, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Muhsen IN, Galeano S, Niederwieser D, Koh MBC, Ljungman P, Machado CM, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, de la Camara R, Kodera Y, Szer J, Rasheed W, Cesaro S, Hashmi SK, Seber A, Atsuta Y, Saleh MFM, Srivastava A, Styczynski J, Alrajhi A, Almaghrabi R, Abid MB, Chemaly RF, Gergis U, Brissot E, El Fakih R, Riches M, Mikulska M, Worel N, Weisdorf D, Greinix H, Cordonnier C, Aljurf M. Endemic or regionally limited parasitic and fungal infections in haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation recipients: a Worldwide Network for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (WBMT) Review. THE LANCET HAEMATOLOGY 2023; 10:e295-e305. [PMID: 36990624 DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3026(23)00031-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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There is a scarcity of data on endemic and regionally limited fungal and parasitic infections in recipients of haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) outside western Europe and North America. This Worldwide Network for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (WBMT) Review is one of two papers aiming to provide guidance to transplantation centres worldwide regarding prevention, diagnosis, and treatment based on the currently available evidence and expert opinion. These recommendations were created and reviewed by physicians with expertise in HSCT or infectious disease, representing several infectious disease and HSCT groups and societies. In this paper, we review the literature on several endemic and regionally limited parasitic and fungal infections, some of which are listed as neglected tropical diseases by WHO, including visceral leishmaniasis, Chagas disease, strongyloidiasis, malaria, schistosomiasis, histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, and coccidioidomycosis.
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- Ibrahim N Muhsen
- Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno Klinikos, Lithuania; Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Nagakute, Japan
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- Infection and Immunity Clinical Academic Group, University of London and Department of Haematology, St George's Hospital and Medical School, London, UK; Cell Therapy Facility, Blood Services Group, Health Sciences Authority, Singapore
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- Department of Cellular Therapy and Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Karolinska Comprehensive Cancer Center, Stockholm, Sweden; Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Virology Laboratory Institute of Tropical Medicine-University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil; HCT Program - Hospital Amaral Carvalho, Jahu, Brazil
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- Center for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Aichi Medical University Hospital, Nagakute, Japan
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- Clinical Haematology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Adult Hematology and Stem Cell Transplant, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Department of Medicine, Sheikh Shakbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Hospital Samaritano Higienópolis and Graacc - Unifesp, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Japanese Data Center for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Nagakute, Japan; Department of Registry Science for Transplant and Cellular Therapy, Nagakute, Japan
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- Adult Hematology and Stem Cell Transplant, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Hematology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India; Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Organ Transplantation Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Divisions of Hematology/Oncology & Infectious Diseases, BMT & Cellular Therapy Program, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control, and Employee Health, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Service d'Hématologie Clinique et Thérapie Cellulaire, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Sorbonne Université, INSERM UMRs 938, Paris, France
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- Adult Hematology and Stem Cell Transplant, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Hematology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, DISSAL, University of Genova, Italy and IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
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- Haematology Department, Henri Mondor Hospital and University Paris-Est-Créteil, Créteil, France
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- Adult Hematology and Stem Cell Transplant, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Boro R, Iyer PC, Walczak MA. Current Landscape of Coccidioidomycosis. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:413. [PMID: 35448644 PMCID: PMC9027852 DOI: 10.3390/jof8040413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Coccidioidomycosis, also known as Valley fever, is an endemic fungal infection commonly found in the southwestern parts of the United States. However, the disease has seen an increase in both in its area of residency and its prevalence. This review compiles some of the latest information on the epidemiology, current and in-development pharmaceutical approaches to treat the disease, trends and projections, diagnostic concerns, and the overlapping dynamics of coccidioidomycosis and COVID-19, including in special populations. This review provides an overview of the current diagnostic and therapeutic strategies and identifies areas of future development.
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- Ryan Boro
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA;
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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