Editorial: Tropical fungal diseases

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Tropical fungal diseasesThe tropical region of Earth occurs between the latitude lines of the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.The tropics include parts of North America, South America, Africa, Asia, and Australia (Figure 1).The climate in the tropics is characterized by a more direct sunlight than the rest of Earth, meaning that the tropics are generally hotter and wetter and less affected by the solar seasons.According to the literature, there are many fungal infections that occur more frequently in tropical zones or are restricted to certain regions within the tropics.The interference in ecosystems mainly by deforestation of tropical areas and re-adaptation of wild animals into the cities has modified the spectrum of the mycoses.Many of these fungal infections, although with important impacts on public health, are still considered neglected and low visibility diseases.The number of reports of immunosuppressed patients with opportunistic fungal diseases has increased significantly across the world.In this special issue, we will explore some of the main or even rare fungal infections that affect tropical areas of the planet.Included among these diseases are cutaneous (dermatophytes or non-dermatophytes), subcutaneous (chromoblastomycosis and sporotrichosis), systemic (cryptococcosis), and endemic (histoplasmosis) mycoses.Cutaneous mycoses are a group of fungal infections affecting the skin, hair, and nails; however, in patients with autosomal recessive CARF9 deficiency or immunodeficiencies, dermatophytes can cause systemic mycosis (de Oliveira Pereira et al., 2021).The use of tools such as multilocus phylogenetic analysis has distinguished seven main clades: the genera Arthroderma, Lophophyton, Microsporum, Paraphyton, Nannizzia, Epidermophyton, and Trichophyton (reviewed by de Oliveira Pereira et al., 2021).Treatment of dermatophytosis is very complex and depends on several factors arising from both the host and the fungus.Drug resistance is a major problem, especially in the treatment of dermatophytosis.Terbinafine is a Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology frontiersin.

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