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Multidrug therapy for leprosy can cure patients with lobomycosis in Acre State, Brazil: a proof of therapy study

Lobomycosis, also referred to as lacaziosis, is an endemic cutaneous and subcutaneous fungal disease that mainly affects Amazonian forest dwellers in Brazil. There is no disease control program in place in Brazil, and antifungal therapy failures are common, and the therapy is inaccessible to most patient...

Evaluation of antifibrotic and antifungal combined therapies in experimental pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis

Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a systemic mycosis caused by the Paracoccidioides genus. Most of the patients with chronic form present sequelae, like pulmonary fibrosis, with no effective treatment, leading to impaired lung functions. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the antifibrotic activi...