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Paracoccidioidomycosis in a child: exuberant presentation due to the inadvertent use of systemic corticosteroids

An. bras. dermatol; 94 (4), 2019
Abstract: Paracoccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection that occurs in immunocompetent patients and are classified into two forms: the acute-subacute form, predominantly in young patients, and the chronic adult form that may present classic ulcerated lesions to rare sarcoid ones. We present the case of a ...

Effect of Trigonella foenum Extract and ZiO2 Nanoparticles on Some Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria

Prensa méd. argent; 105 (5), 2019
Aim: The current venture, were made to evaluate the inhibitory effect of Trigonella foenum seed Extract and ZiO2 Nanoparticles on some selected species of Fungi and Bacteria. Materials and Methods: two bacterial species included Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus and three fungal species wh...

Follicular tinea faciei incognito: the perfect simulator

An. bras. dermatol; 94 (3), 2019

Características clínico-epidemiológicas y evolución del tratamiento en pacientes con úlceras corneales
Clinical-epidemiological characteristics and treatment evolution of patients with corneal ulcer

Las úlceras corneales de origen infeccioso son una emergencia oftalmológica que amenaza la visión y la integridad estructural del ojo, causando ceguera en 1,5 a 2 millones de casos al año por lo que requiere tratamiento inmediato. El objetivo fue determinar el patrón epidemiológico, factores de rie...

A case of recurrent keratitis caused by Paecilomyces lilacinus and treated by voriconazole

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT - We describe here a case of a 21-year-old woman who presented with low visual acuity, pain, and hyperemia in the left eye for 45 days. Her eye had extensive corneal infiltrate, with melting and a central perforation that was glued with cyanoacrylate, but with Seidel (+). She underwent tectonic ...

Correlation between pathogenic species and clinical findings, disease severity, and visual outcome in patients with fungal keratitis

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose: To determine whether a correlation exists between pathogenic species and clinical findings, disease severity, and visual outcome in patients with keratitis and fungal growth in microbiological culture. Methods: A retrospective study of patients with fungal growth in the microbiologi...

Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis due to cladophialophora bantiana: a first case report in an immunocompetent patient in Latin America and a brief literature review

Abstract We report a rare case of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladophialophora bantiana in an immunocompetent patient in Amazonas, Brazil. This dematiaceous fungus has been mainly associated with life-threatening infections affecting the central nervous systems of immunosuppressed patients. ...

Treatment compliance of patients with paracoccidioidomycosis in Central-West Brazil

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the treatment compliance of patients with paracoccidioidomycosis. Methods: We studied 188 patients with paracoccidioidomycosis admitted to a tertiary referral hospital in the Central-West Region of Brazil from 2000 to 2010, to assess their compliance to treatment. In ord...

Aspergilosis pulmonar invasora en pacientes reumatológicos: presentación de dos casos

La aspergilosis pulmonar invasora (API) es una infección causada por hongos del género Aspergillus que afecta principalmente a pacientes inmunocomprometidos y corresponde a la forma más grave de aspergilosis. Se asocia a una alta morbi-mortalidad, siendo fundamental un diagnóstico y tratamiento oport...

Paracoccidioidomycosis manifested by sarcoidosis-like cutaneous lesions and caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis sensu stricto (S1a)

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (6), 2018
Abstract: Molecular studies have shown more than one species of the genus Paracoccidioides to be the causal agent of paracoccidioidomycosis. Efforts have been made to correlate the identified species with epidemiological and clinical data of patients, aiming to determine the real meaning and impact of ne...