Fungal Infection
Mostrando 13-24 de 828 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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13. Rhinocerebral mucormycosis to the rise? The impact of the worldwide diabetes epidemic,
Abstract The authors present seven cases of rhinocerebral mucormycosis associated to diabetes mellitus, which is a disease with epidemic proportions affecting individuals worldwide, particularly in developing countries, and which poses significant morbidity and mortality. Mucormycosis is an opportunistic fungal infection with high mortality and requires an i
An. Bras. Dermatol.. Publicado em: 2021-03
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14. Tinea corporis by Nannizia gypsea: delayed diagnosis due to unusual presentation,
Abstract Fungal infections by dermatophytes can present with unusual clinical manifestations, which can cause diagnostic difficulties. The authors present the case of a patient with cutaneous infection by Nanizzia gypsea, initially treated erroneously with topical corticosteroids due to a wrong diagnosis. It was cured after antifungal treatment.
An. Bras. Dermatol.. Publicado em: 2021-02
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15. Mineral Nutrients and Plant-Fungal Interaction in Cocoa Trees (Theobroma cacao L.)
An infection of the fungus Moniliophthora perniciosa in cocoa trees reduces productivity of the plant. In this study, the concentrations of mineral nutrients in healthy leaves and in leaves of vegetative broom of the cocoa plant were determined, and the relationship between the disease and the nutritional composition of the leaves was assessed. The samples w
J. Braz. Chem. Soc.. Publicado em: 2021-02
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16. Successful treatment of a patient with cutaneous co-infection caused by Mucor irregularis and Klebsiella pneumoniae,
Abstract The authors report a rare case of primary cutaneous mucormycosis caused by Mucor irregularis and cutaneous Klebsiella pneumoniae infections in a 67-year-old Chinese woman. After the administration of liposomal amphotericin B combined with cefoperazone/sulbactam sodium, the patient recovered. Invasive fungal infection combined with cutaneous bacteria
An. Bras. Dermatol.. Publicado em: 2020-10
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17. Ciclesonide as a manic trigger in a patient with long-term stable bipolar disorder: a case report
Abstract The authors report a rare case of primary cutaneous mucormycosis caused by Mucor irregularis and cutaneous Klebsiella pneumoniae infections in a 67-year-old Chinese woman. After the administration of liposomal amphotericin B combined with cefoperazone/sulbactam sodium, the patient recovered. Invasive fungal infection combined with cutaneous bacteria
Braz. J. Psychiatry. Publicado em: 2020-10
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18. An exceptional case report of disseminated cryptococcosis in a hitherto immunocompetent patient
ABSTRACT Cryptococcosis is an opportunistic fungal infection causes significant disease predominantly in immunocompromised patients. Here we present an excepcional case of disseminated cryptococcosis with pulmonary and cerebral involvement in an immunocompetent patient with no apparent predisposing factors at the time of hospital admission. We described a ca
Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo. Publicado em: 17/01/2020
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19. Use of water restriction in the inoculation of carrot seeds
Resumo: O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o método de inoculação de sementes de cenoura com meio batata-dextrose-ágar (BDA) acrescido de manitol. O fungo escolhido para testar a metodologia foi o Alternaria radicina. O restritor hídrico foi adicionado ao meio BDA de modo a obter os potenciais osmóticos de 0,6 MPa, 0,8 MPa, 1,0 MPA e 1,2 MPa. O cres
J. Seed Sci.. Publicado em: 05/12/2019
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20. Clinical and pathological findings of Rhodococcus equi infection in foals
RESUMO: Infecção por Rhodococcus equi é considerado um dos maiores problemas sanitários para potros em todo o mundo. Para melhor compreender a apresentação clínica e patológica da enfermidade, foram avaliados vinte casos de infecção natural por R. equi em potros. Os casos são caracterizados de acordo com seus achados clínicos e patológicos e asp
Pesq. Vet. Bras.. Publicado em: 02/12/2019
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21. Germination and fungal infection of wild celery (Apium graveolens L.) seeds, from southern Brazil, under different temperature and disinfection conditions
ABSTRACT Seeds of wild celery (Apium graveolens L.) from southern Brazil were surface disinfected with different solutions of sodium hypochlorite (5 and 10%) and acetic acid (0.5, 1, 2, 4%), and germination success and fungal infection were evaluated after 28 days of incubation at a constant temperature of 30 ºC and 20/30 ºC thermoperiod (12h:12h). Germina
Rev. Ceres. Publicado em: 11/11/2019
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22. Paracoccidioidomycosis in a child: exuberant presentation due to the inadvertent use of systemic corticosteroids
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 boy whose infection began with sarcoid lesions but, aft
An. Bras. Dermatol.. Publicado em: 17/10/2019
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23. Fusarium solani keratitis: role of antifungal susceptibility testing and identification to the species level for proper management
ABSTRACT We report a patient with fungal keratitis caused by a multiresistant Fusarium solani in a tertiary care hospital located in southern Brazil. A 55-year-old man with a history of ocular trauma presented with keratitis in left eye. The patient has a complicated clinical course and failed to respond to local and systemic antifungal treatment, and requir
Braz J Infect Dis. Publicado em: 09/09/2019
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24. Occurrence of dermatophytoses in patients from the Sistema Único de Saúde
Abstract: Background: Dermatophytosis is a cutaneous disease caused by filamentous keratinophilic fungi belonging to the genera Trichophyton, Microsporum and Epidermophyton, which present a high prevalence in the general population, being among the most common mycoses affecting about 20% of the world's population. Objective: To carry out the epidemiologica
An. Bras. Dermatol.. Publicado em: 29/07/2019