Thomas Maldiney, Dea Garcia-Hermoso, Emilie Sitterlé, Jean-Marie Chassot, Olivier Thouvenin, Claude Boccara, Mathieu Blot, Lionel Piroth, Jean-Pierre Quenot, Pierre-Emmanuel Charles, Vishukumar Aimanianda, Bianca Podac, Léa Boulnois, Frédéric Dalle, Marc Sautour, Marie-Elisabeth Bougnoux, Fanny Lanternier
INTRODUCTION: The diagnosis of cutaneous manifestations of deep mycoses relies on both histopathological and direct examinations. Yet, the current diagnostic criteria cannot prevent missed cases, including invasive aspergillosis, which requires the development of a novel diagnostic approach and imaging tools. We recently introduced the use of dynamic full-field optical coherence tomography (D-FF-OCT) in fungal diagnostics with a definition approaching that of conventional microscopy and the ability to return metabolic information regarding different fungal species...
2023: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology